God uses us in various ways to channel His blessings. This means that, in the past, we have blessed family/church members, friends, neighbours and colleagues whom we love or care about and have, therefore, influenced, touched or changed lives. We are thankful to God for those opportunities.
This month, we have a challenge for you. With your words that have the power to influence and transform lives, we would like to request that you choose somebody to speak blessings over. Again, it could be a family/church member, a friend, neighbour or a colleague. Here is where it gets interesting: we want it to be someone who least deserves it, someone who has wronged you deeply. Remember, God wants us to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us.
Whichever way you decide to speak your blessings is fine: with words written, spoken or prayed. You may also choose a prayer of blessing from the Bible or pray scripture(s) into blessings.
Offering this “gift” of hope, forgiveness, compassion and kindness, that comes from deep within, is not likely to be easy but, believe me, you will be glad you gave.
As you purposely and intentionally speak goodness and mercy, as you let go of hurt, anger and pain, our Lord, the giver of hope will bless you with joy and peace. Amen (Romans 15:13).
Amen to this timely message 🙏. I know exactly, within a few minutes, who I need to bless. Thank you and blessings!
Thanks so much for this. I pray God’s Grace and Mercy to do the needful.
A Season of Love, forgiveness, Hope, GIVING:
And thanksgiving for all that the Lord has done throughout.
Thank you for encouraging me to genuinely forgive and bless someone who has been behaving badly towards me and my family for decades. I pray for GOD’S grace.
Gratitude God for guiding me to Peaceful and the building blocks of this right realities architecture 🙏
This exercise will Indeed be difficult for some; but it is very powerfully, spiritually, therapeutic; and to great effect. It heals wounds, sets captives free and paves the way to restoration of that which was lost or stolen.
The most powerful expression of Joseph’s forgiveness of his brothers, in my view is the statement he made in Genesis 45 v 4 NIV): “Come close to me”. That’s evidence that that family had been made whole well beyond a state of well-being it had ever experienced.