Am I Blocking My Own Blessings ?

Hello Hi,

It's been so long I've been procrastinating and been busy with university I have not had time to sit and write, I hope you are all good and blessed. Today's topic is " Am I blocking my own blessings? You may be wondering why has she chosen this topic, hmm. Well it's something that has dwelt on my heart for a very long time and I am constantly reminding people around me how important it is not to block your own blessings, so let's get straight into it.

I believe there are different ways of blocking your own blessings; it could be you holding a grudge against someone, or holding in so much negativity and wishing bad upon people you may no longer be friends with. Ask yourself this question is you holding a grudge against someone hurting them or is it hurting you? what point are you trying to prove by holding a grudge against that person? Don't get me wrong I've held grudges in the past but I thought to myself how is this benefiting me? What am I gaining from this. It takes more energy to be angry then happy, did you know that?

Having so many grudges and being constantly angry leaves no room for love, blessings and happiness in your heart, because space is filled up with so much hate, you don't want to be that individual that when it comes to God giving out his blessings he misses you out! You later get angry and wondering where God is, but have you forgiven that person that done you wrong and moved passed it?

You can't be carrying that burden with you forever, as days go by it will get heavier and heavier and that burden will just bring you down. That person you're holding a grudge with could be enjoying the riches and the blessings God is providing them because they have chosen to forgive you and move past it, they have decided to let go of that burden and remove any negativity from their heart, so it can be filled with joy and blessings.

I wonder, how would this world be if Jesus didn't forgive us for all the sins we have committed. Do you think we will be happy? Would we have Joy? Mercy? Grace? If Jesus can forgive us after all the things we have done, what makes you think you can't forgive someone for doing you wrong? I know it's difficult to forgive people after they have done you so wrong but remember at the end of the day you want your place in Heaven, don't let a little grudge take that chance away from you. Colossians 3:13"Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you."

Watch the words that come out of your mouth, because those words can also block your blessings. The tongue is a very powerful tool that we have and we need to know how to use it effectively and righteously, 1 Peter 3:10 says For “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit. If you want to live a fruitful life avoid using your tongue to speak negativity, don't be so quick to speak evil about others or rather be tempted to do so, don't let the devil win.

A lesson to learn is to remember that you don't forgive the person for their sake, but rather for your own sake, don't think that forgiving them makes you the weak person because trust me, you are not, you are being the bigger person here and stopping yourself from blocking your own blessings and living a happier life full of positivity. I hope you are blessed by this message, share, this may hit home to some people.

Stay Blessed.

Jessica