Have you ever thought about it, have you ever done it, have you ever witnessed it, what you are wondering?  A blessing!  I’m sure you have lived long enough to be blessed.  Blessed by God, blessed by others, you have undoubtedly received a blessing since you have been on earth. 

Last night I witnessed and received a blessing.  My pastor involved the children in the sermon at church in the evening service, but not only that, he gave them a blessing.  He had the adults of the church who would to come and lay hands on my child and bless him  (only my oldest was in the service).  I know without a shadow of a doubt that the people who prayed over him blessed him,  I know without a shadow of a doubt that God blessed Him through them, and I know without a shadow of a doubt that the sheer witnessing of this event was a blessing to me.  It was powerful, it gave me chills, it filled me with hope.

Have you blessed your children lately?  They are a blessing from our Heavenly Father and we should feel blessed to be their parents, but not only that we should impart upon them blessings.  Pray for them, give them praise for their good deeds, love them unconditionally, be a blessing!

The picture is of my “boys”.  What a blessing!

“Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we cannot see.” Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)

“Without faith it is impossible to please God.” Hebrews 11:6 (NIV)

If you have ever struggled through any situation in life, and you’re a Christian, then you probably understand the process of faith. It is by faith that we come to know and believe in Christ. It is by faith that we walk, not by sight. Does anyone besides me find this a difficult thing to do sometimes? I think that we all struggle. Without struggles, valley experiences in our life, we would never be able to soar above the mountaintops. Don’t you agree?

My faith has gotten me through many things in life, financial difficulties, and family illnesses. My first experiences with it that I remember I was around 13 or 14 years old and dealing with the severe illness of my grandfather, who we lost to cancer, at the age of 56. I then experienced it more and more throughout my teen years, dealing with friends, parents, making decisions about my future. God always seemed to make me wait on that next step. I always wanted the big picture, a road map, a completed puzzle, not just one piece, but he was faithful to reveal his plans to me piece by piece. He is still doing that today.

Since marrying, I have been through many difficult times financially, not certain where the next dollar would come from, but it always came sometimes 10 or 100 fold. Yes, I have actually had someone hand me a $1000 for nothing, a blessing yes, a miracle, no, just God’s work! I like to call it God’s miracle math. His math sure works better than mine.
With this comes learning to be faithful as well. I had to be a faithful servant and give back to God. I also had to be conservative with what God had given me. Those blessings of love offerings I have always tried to use to God’s glory. It has been through those blessings that I have been able to attend Seminary, debt free!

I could honestly go on and on about faith, not placing any importance on me, however giving GOD the glory! If you are struggling, keep walking in faith, and remember “we live by faith, not by sight.” 2 Corinthians 5:7 (NIV)

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