Overwhelmingly Blessed

So much of what my Bible Study has been about the last two weeks is getting through tough times.  One week was about the goodness of God and knowing no matter what happens, He allows things to happen for His greater glory.  Another was about believing and having faith that fights through those hard times and this past week was about gentleness.  It emphasized that gentleness was born out of submission to God and His will…even through hard times.

She had us think of a tough time where we really struggled with God.  Honestly I had a hard time coming up with something.  Not because I’m a spiritual giant and don’t struggle but because I don’t think I’ve been put through a lot of times where I HAD to struggle.  Yes, in the past few weeks I’ve been met with untimely deaths that had the ability to rock my beliefs to the very core but overall, I just haven’t been in a Job kind of place.  That place where God tests you until everyone around you tells you to curse God because He’s tested you so thoroughly.

And I’ve just been completely overwhelmed about how God has blessed us.  Like really, really blessed us.  He’s been so good to us and I don’t know why He hasn’t chosen us for a Job type experience yet.  Honestly, it scares me completely to think I’ve been going through these studies in preparation for something.  Something that WILL cause me to question God’s goodness and put my faith to test and cause everyone around me to curse God.  I’m not saying I’m worrying.  I’m not.  My point is I’m SO THANKFUL for how much He’s blessed us.  Financially, emotionally, spiritually, physically.  Everything.  So much good stuff has been happening to me lately I just feel overwhelmed.  And yes, I credit all the little stuff to God.  He cares what we care about and He doesn’t miss the little things.

I know my heart has always been in a place to please God and obey his commands as much as possible.  I don’t do it all the time.  My time and attention isn’t always on Him but at my core, I want to please Him.  I think Scott is the same way.  We’ve always had that connection spiritually.  And maybe, just maybe, I need to realize that God is the God that is loving and good and faithful to His promises and has chosen to bless us because of our obedience.  I don’t understand why he has chosen us to bless and not others when they are truly submitted but for now, I just want to be so thankful that everything is so good.

Deuteronomy 28 – Blessings for Obedience

1″If you fully obey the LORD your God by keeping all the commands I am giving you today, the LORD your God will exalt you above all the nations of the world.

2You will experience all these blessings if you obey the LORD your God:

3 You will be blessed in your towns and in the country.

4 You will be blessed with many children and productive fields. You will be blessed with fertile herds and flocks.

5 You will be blessed with baskets overflowing with fruit, and with kneading bowls filled with bread.

6You will be blessed wherever you go, both in coming and in going.

7″The LORD will conquer your enemies when they attack you. They will attack you from one direction, but they will scatter from you in seven!

8″The LORD will bless everything you do and will fill your storehouses with grain. The LORD your God will bless you in the land he is giving you.

9″If you obey the commands of the LORD your God and walk in his ways, the LORD will establish you as his holy people as he solemnly promised to do.

10Then all the nations of the world will see that you are a people claimed by the LORD, and they will stand in awe of you.

11″The LORD will give you an abundance of good things in the land he swore to give your ancestors–many children, numerous livestock, and abundant crops.

12The LORD will send rain at the proper time from his rich treasury in the heavens to bless all the work you do. You will lend to many nations, but you will never need to borrow from them.

13If you listen to these commands of the LORD your God and carefully obey them, the LORD will make you the head and not the tail, and you will always have the upper hand.

14You must not turn away from any of the commands I am giving you today to follow after other gods and worship them.