God Given Blessings

When we think about the blessings in our lives we think of all the good things that God has given us. We talk about our families, our friends, our church, our jobs, our homes, etc. I want to talk about two blessings that God has given us that we might not necessarily talk about that often.

FIRST – BLESSED WITH A NEED

When people speak of being blessed often they are saying they are blessed on a certain area. Someone might say that they are financially blessed, or they might say they have been blessed with their job, their family, their church.

The first thing God has blessed you with a need for others. As much as we might resist it, God created you to be dependent on Him, and on other believers.

1.      Have you grown in your Christian walk to notice the need for other Christians? In what way

2.      Why do you think God designed us to need each other?

3.      Jesus once said “It is more blessed to give then to receive (Acts 20:35) Do you agree and why?

4.      Have you ever been blessed by your need for others? Share an example of when you have been blessed by your spiritual family.

5.       Read Gal 6:1-5. 

How does this passage apply to you?  What are our Godly responsibilities toward one another?

Financially

SECOND – BLESSED WITH A BURDEN

The Second thing God has blessed you with a burden. A hurt intended to spur you into action.

1.      Name some individuals in the bible who were given burdens. How did God use them to make a difference even though they might have been ruined by it?

a.      A divine burden might…

b.      Make you angry (Moses, exodus 2:11-15)

c.       Break your heart (Nehemiah 1:1-12)

2.      Finish this sentence… My divine burden is…. In other words. What makes your heart ache? What are you most passionate about concerning God’s will and kingdom?

3.      Some people never feel burden from God because they do not expose themselves to his needs. They have hidden themselves, side stepped open doors, and/or bow out of any ministries. Have you seen people practice Christianity like this?

4.      How can you expose yourself more to God’s burdens?