“Daddy, I need a cookie.”
“Sorry sweety but not now.”
“Daddy, cooookiiiieeeee.”
“But sweety its bed time.”
She rolls her eyes, her eyeballs placid and face smoothened by the innocence in asking. Should I say No, she would cry and rush to mummy. This is exactly what happens to us with God. We demand for blessings and try all manipulative means to acquire our needs.
Should I give her one cookie, she will need two, should I give her two she will need three. That is human nature, the need to want more. Blessing is more of receiving Christ as your personal savior. The first blessing you received is the when christ came into your heart.
My daughter loves chocolate, so much, she is mine you know. Suppose I give her chocolate daily, that everytime she asks for it I hand it over and by the time she is 14 she looks like one of those people: she is hanging out with her friends and are posing for that photo. Sadly, only one white substance peeps from her gum (because it won’t qualify the name ‘tooth’) and her friends tell her, “No need to smile, you are just okay with your mouth shut.” With this knowledge in mind I have to take care of my daughter and the same case happens with God. He knows when to give. He would not give us too much to ruin us.
There is a big difference between what you want and what you need. God blesses us with what we need. Blessing are good but there is something better and that is the trial. Trials make us better. Trials make us stronger and there’s always something great that comes from that. Blessings are not yours alone. You are blessed to bless others. As you go through trials and temptations of any kind know that it is for your benefit. How you act during the trials will define your character and how God will use you.