08/10/2023
Have you ever gotten frustrated from looking at someone who is obviously enjoying more favor in their life than you are? I have seen this so many times and it used to really bother me. I would say "how can they be so blessed when they are obviously doing wrong, treating other people wrong or just living an immoral life. I thought is that God's grace covering them?
I have learned that you cannot judge whether a person is walking with God by how blessed they are. Did you know that Satan can bless people as well? Look what happens in Luke 4; this is where Jesus was tempted by the devil:
5 Then the devil took him up and revealed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 6 “I will give you the glory of these kingdoms and authority over them,” the devil said, “because they are mine to give to anyone I please. 7 I will give it all to you if you will worship me.”
I am not saying that God doesn't give us grace. So how do you know if the favor is coming from God? If you are blessed by God, you are very thankful, humble and have a desire to bless others.
If the blessings are not from God, you can tell because they have no peace, no joy and they likely are not ever satisfied. They are also likely to want to keep everything to themselves, cheat others and make excuses for everything.
Lord God, forgive me when I have questioned your blessings. Help me to follow You and always be thankful, in Jesus Name.
Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. ~Philippians 6:4-7