Expectation of Blessing

My Mom and I were having a conversation the other day, and like so many conversations with Mothers, there are things that you wish they would have refrained from saying. However, this particular exchange contained one of those “pearl of wisdom” moments that T.V. Moms seem to have every day but real Moms only have once every five years. As we discussed my future and things I wanted out of life, Mom turned to me and said, “If you knew that everything you wanted would happen this year, what would you be doing now?”

It hit me like a ton of bricks. I would in fact be doing a lot. First of course would be the expression of my overwhelming joy and appreciation. Joy is not something I’m very good at containing. I unfortunately have been known to burst out into song, dance, skip, scream and give the occasional kiss. I just can’t help it. It’s like my body has been invaded my the happy monster. So, after telling God and the whole world how happy I am that I’m getting everything I want, I would be accomplishing some other goals that I’ve had on the ever long list. I’d drop a few pounds and learn to eat right, put some money away for a rainy day, take time to enjoy life as I know it, and write a song about it all just in case I need something to remind me of where I came from.  Overall I’d be a happier, healthier person, and all that before anything had actually happened. It would all happen because I decided to make it happen in preparation for the blessings of God.

Of course this can be a word in season on so many different levels. How would I change my relationships? How would I change my spiritual walk? How would I change me, if I knew that in a year I would have all the things that I think are going to make me happy? So, I started living like that. Now, granted it’s only been a week, but already I see drastic changes in myself. All because I started living in expectation of blessing. Not only have there been changes on the inside, but blessings have been pouring down on the outside. In one week, I’ve received unexpected monetary gifts, made some business contacts that I’ve needed, written two new songs and made a new friend.

God promised that He would bless us. So why do we walk around acting like it’s never going to happen? Why do we drag through the weeks and months as if we’re on a mandatory journey rather than a blessed adventure? It’s amazing what changing your focus, and changing your thinking about something can do. It’s much more about changing what’s going on, on the inside, than it is about altering what’s happening on the outside. We often think that if our circumstances change then we will be happy, but I’m now convinced that if we make the choice to be happy, our circumstances will be different.

Philippians 4:11-13
11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13 I can do everything through him who gives me strength. 

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