Abundantly Blessed Printable

Life is a struggle and it can be very difficult, whether it be being overworked, under worked, living pay check to pay check or even looking for that next pay check.  Some deal with feelings of inadequacy and lonliness and others are full of hurt and bitterness.

I want to tell you, you are not alone.

What you're going through matters!

But I also want to tell you that you can be healed and forgiven and you can forgive.  You can conquer thoughts thrown at you that haunt you throughout your day.  You can fight them off.

Prayer is your first weapon.

Before you do anything else, start your day off with prayer and be in communication with your creator. He loves you and just wants you to say, "Hey!" when you wake up.  After all, He's the one that gave you the breathe of life for the day.  Pray over what your struggle are.  Pray for your calling in life! TALK TO HIM! He wants to connect with you and hear your hearts desires, hear your confessions and hear you praise his name.

His Living Word is your second weapon.

Get in that bible.  Find a good devotion that will challenge you and make you think and make you process the scriptures in a new way!  Or just pick a chapter or book of the Bible and delve into it!  Just read His word and allow it to minister to you.

Dying To Yourself is your third weapon.

This is easy after you've done the first two.  Once you have prayed yourself up and read His word, dying to yourself will come naturally because you will be alive in Him!  What is dying to yourself??? It's choosing to live our spiritually rather than through your flesh.  Living out every single emotion is easy, ya'll.  It's simple to get angry and lose it.  It's easy to say mean things or to not say anything when you should.  It's NOT easy to speak up. It's not easy to give up your rights. But living that way will truly give you a better life and you'll see yourself being set apart from the world.

Blessing others is your fourth weapon.

Do you know how good it is for your soul to bless others?? I mean, intentionally blessing them in some crazy or simple way!  Paying for the person behind you in line at McDonalds or Starbucks is a great way to bless someone. Inviting them over for lunch or dinner and preparing a meal for them is a way to pour value into people.  Or just giving them a hug and telling them you're praying for them is a great way to bless them. This goes hand in hand with dying to yourself. This is dying to your $10 it might take to pay for the person behind you and dying to your time as your prepare a meal for them to come over and consume.  But putting people ahead of yourself is healthy and it blesses YOU in the end.  Trust me.

How will you bless someone this week?

Please feel free to save this and print it out to post around your home as a reminder to bless others!