Let God Bless You

Let God Bless You

"Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits--who forgive all your sins and heals all your diseases.."
Psalm 103:2-3

In other translations of the Bible the word "Praise" in this scripture is "Bless". Either of these words are powerful ones, and are used often to describe exactly what we are to praise or bless in our lives. I believe there are two main things that the Bible tells us over and over to praise and bless. The first is that we are to bless and praise our circumstances. We may not always like what is happening to us, but we must understand that this is part of God's plan for us. We should never murmur or complain, but accept them as part of God's will. We learn and grow in faith when bad things happen to us, and as Paul said we need to be content with our situations. In most situations, what we see is not what God sees, as it is usually through our tough times that our lives change. When we lose our jobs, many times we get a better job. All of our circumstances have gotten us where we are today. It is not by chance, but it is part of God's plan for us. The second is that we are to praise and bless the Lord. You might say that the Lord does not need to be praised and blessed, as He is already blessed, but when we bless Him, He blesses us back. We must remember that when we bless the Lord, He forgives all our sins, and heals all of our diseases. If you sow blessings you will reap blessings. I would encourage you to begin to think about blessing your circumstances, and not murmur and grumble about them. But above all, bless and praise God, and throughout your day, He will in turn bless you.