Blessed to Be a Blessing

If anyone wants to come near to God, they must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who diligently seek Him.  (Hebrews 11:6)

Thoughts: We are designed to be blessed by God and to come near Him.  To do that we must believe in Him- but also believe that He acts in goodness toward us.  To believe that God rewards is tangled up in the idea God is good.  God's benevolence toward us is really far greater than we know.
    There are those who do not want to believe God exists and do not want to believe God interacts with us or interacts with us in goodness.  But God is kind and more loving than we know.

Prayer: Lord, let me grow in knowledge of your blessing toward me and give me grace to bless others.

From Surprise the World- 5 Habits of Missional People by Michael Frost.
We can bless others with a) Words of Affirmation, b) Acts of kindness, c) Gifts- large or small.
We are called to bless 3 people this week one of whom is a church member and one of whom is not (you have freedom on the other one).