Staying Connected To The Blessings From God!

Psalm 1, verse 1:
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Blessed are those who walk in the ways of God and don’t walk in the ways of the ungodly.

God wants you and I to have that blessed life that he can offer us. It is because God loves us. Some may say that it is unfair because it looks like God proudly lays down conditions to receive His blessings. But we should remember that God is graceful and blesses us even when we don’t deserve it because God wants to show you what He can do for us. God cannot bless the ungodly as He can bless the godly – the common sense is simple logic. If God were to bless the evil as He blesses the good then the evil would use the blessings for more evil and God doesn’t want that. So God says please follow me and depart from the ungodly and depart from the ways of the ungodly and I will show you something better, something more gratifying, a new life as all things become new for us.

We need to break away.

The ungodly, living their ungodly life they laugh externally, they put of a false face of bravado, but it is faked. Inside they are sad. They don’t know which way to turn. The worry needlessly. They cry alone unhappily. They become frustrated and angry at the drop of a hat. They laugh out loud but there is no gentle loving contentment in their hearts to keep happy their sad souls.

The people that follow Jesus have hope.

The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

The wheat is worked and the chaff left over. It has no substance and it easily blows away with the wind.

The ungodly are weak and allow themselves to be tossed around like the wind, they go whichever way they are pushed and directed.

People are blessed and happy if they truly walk with God. We can have that abundant blessed life that the Bible mentioned. The good life is not out of your reach. Don’t think so low of yourself that you believe that you don’t deserve God’s love and blessings. God has already forgotten our pasts.

Part of following God is separation from the ungodly people and ungodly ways of society so that we can learn a new way of life without the pressured influence of old friends and family. We cannot receive the life and blessings we want while still sitting on the fence doing what we used to do and part-way following God. It just does not work that way.

So we must have our relationship with people right in our minds. We are wanting change and we need to depart from the ways that made us so unhappy before. Our family and friends are those who taught us wrong. The best thing that we can do for them is to depart from their ways and then come back and show them how blessed they would be if they did what you did by taking up your cross and following Jesus. Jesus taught that there needs to be that separation.

Proverbs Chapter 4, verse 4:
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.

We must ask ourselves, “Do we really want the blessed life?”

Proverbs Chapter 4, verse 10-13:
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.

Be positive about your chances of success. People before you have enjoyed God’s blessings more and more and so can you. Distance from the ways of society and get closer to God. That important relationship between you and God will pave the way to wisdom, knowledge and understanding God.

Bless your family with the changes in your life.

Self improvement is improving your life and that is what God calls for us to do to depart from the ways of the past. Removing old ways and welcoming new ways guided by God. The path to further blessings and a new destiny with Christ.

All the best from James M Sandbrook.
‎Tuesday, ‎30 ‎July ‎2013, ‏‎5:40:22 AM.