Blessed literally means "happy." Trust joy as a green light from God. Stephanie Havelka, founder and innovator of Sportkini, drops in to read and discuss today's Daily Word®, "Pray for Others." Click here to download/listen.
The 3 Breaths
"I do myself a favor, and share joy with my neighbor."
"I do myself a favor, and share joy with my neighbor."
So what does it mean to be blessed? The word blessed Jesus used in the Sermon on the Mount is from the Greek word makarios, which means to be happy or blissful, but it also means a self-contained happiness. The Greeks called the Island of Cyprus "the happy isle." They believed that because of its geographical location, perfect climate, and fertile soil that anyone who lived on Cyprus had it made in the shade. And the term they associated with the island was makarios. They believed everything you needed to be happy was right there on Cyprus.
We can't all move to Cyprus, but the idea is that our happiness is independent of our circumstances. It is self-contained, meaning that regardless of what is happening to us externally, we can be truly happy internally. We can be genuinely blessed as followers of Jesus Christ. –BibleHub.com
We can't all move to Cyprus, but the idea is that our happiness is independent of our circumstances. It is self-contained, meaning that regardless of what is happening to us externally, we can be truly happy internally. We can be genuinely blessed as followers of Jesus Christ. –BibleHub.com
You can never have a happy ending at the end of an unhappy journey; it just doesn't work out that way. The way you're feeling, along the way, is the way you're continuing to pre-pave your journey, and it's the way it's going to continue to turn out until you do something about the way you are feeling. --- Abraham
What are the most wonderful things about God, for the human point of view, it is unexpectedness. When we pray in the true spiritual manner, leaving the solution to Him, and desiring only that His will may be done–because we know that the Will of God is always something Joyous and good–we know that our prayers will be answered, but we never know just how.
God answers prayer in the most unexpected way; and that is half the fun. When we pray it usually seems that there is some obvious way in which the demonstration will come–and then, lo and behold, it comes in and surprising and delightful way. Sometimes it seems that there is no way, humanly speaking, in which the problem can be solved, and yet solved it is, and in some glorious and thrilling manner.
God acts out of the blue, so to speak. If we would only have a quiet faith in our prayer, without being tense or fussing, leaving the ways and means to Him, but being confident that the demonstration will come, come it will, and the result will always be even better than we hoped.
"Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall give thee thine desires of thine heart." Psalm 37:4
–Make Your Life Worthwhile, Emmet Fox.
God answers prayer in the most unexpected way; and that is half the fun. When we pray it usually seems that there is some obvious way in which the demonstration will come–and then, lo and behold, it comes in and surprising and delightful way. Sometimes it seems that there is no way, humanly speaking, in which the problem can be solved, and yet solved it is, and in some glorious and thrilling manner.
God acts out of the blue, so to speak. If we would only have a quiet faith in our prayer, without being tense or fussing, leaving the ways and means to Him, but being confident that the demonstration will come, come it will, and the result will always be even better than we hoped.
"Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall give thee thine desires of thine heart." Psalm 37:4
–Make Your Life Worthwhile, Emmet Fox.
Value Yourself: Beloved, believe us when we say that as you give to yourself, so you give to others. Nurture yourself as a way of caring for your family, friends, and the entire population. Value yourself as a means of cherishing everyone on earth; honor yourself in order to pay tribute to all others.
The more you give to yourself, the more you feel great love - and that emotion is the key to happiness and peace. Your self-care extends the joyful spark of creation for the benefit of all. -–Doreen Virtue, Daily Guidance from Your Angels
The more you give to yourself, the more you feel great love - and that emotion is the key to happiness and peace. Your self-care extends the joyful spark of creation for the benefit of all. -–Doreen Virtue, Daily Guidance from Your Angels
Praying for others is a sacred honor. I may pray for someone by writing their name on my prayer list. I visualize each person on my list and see them as God does. I speak an affirmative prayer specifically for them.
If someone seeks guidance, I see them walking confidently in the direction of their good. For healing, I imagine them whole, well, energized, and free. When I hear of someone’s heartache, I envision them wrapped in the peace of Spirit.
When I pray for others, I pray for myself. I empathize, knowing our human experience has similar challenges. We are one in Spirit—strong, wise, and whole.
Therefore … pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective.–James 5:16
If someone seeks guidance, I see them walking confidently in the direction of their good. For healing, I imagine them whole, well, energized, and free. When I hear of someone’s heartache, I envision them wrapped in the peace of Spirit.
When I pray for others, I pray for myself. I empathize, knowing our human experience has similar challenges. We are one in Spirit—strong, wise, and whole.
Therefore … pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective.–James 5:16
Great companion episodes to this one are, Jump FOR Joy!, and, A Prayer for You is a Prayer for Me.
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Darrell and Ed don't kick you down the stairs...they kick you UP the stairs!" HAHAHA! Thanks for the laughs!! I was feeling down at work today but listening to your podcasts help me see the bright side. Thank you, guys. You really inspire me.