You are Blessed and a Blessing!

By Josephine Lim

We are blessed because of Christ in us. His Spirit indwells in us and with His anointing we prosper in all that we do and a blessing wherever we go. We are a carrier of blessings. When we’re conscious of Christ in us, there’s deliverance, power, and victory from fear, worry, anxiety, failure, brokenness and “lack” mentality.

Genesis 39
2 The LORD was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. 3 When his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD gave him success in everything he did, 4 Joseph found favor in his eyes and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household, and he entrusted to his care everything he owned. 5 From the time he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the LORD blessed the household of the Egyptian because of Joseph. The blessing of the LORD was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field. 6 So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care; with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.

1 Samuel 18
13 So Saul sent David away from him and gave him command over a thousand men, and David led the troops in their campaigns. 14 In everything he did he had great success, because the LORD was with him. 15 When Saul saw how successful he was, he was afraid of him. 16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he led them in their campaigns.

2 Kings 18
5 Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before him or after him. 6 He held fast to the LORD and did not stop following him; he kept the commands the LORD had given Moses. 7 And the LORD was with him; he was successful in whatever he undertook.

It's so easy and natural for us to look upon circumstances or things trying to gauge our success and failure. But God wants us to look upon Him first and realised who we are in Him. When we become conscious of Christ in us, there is power and deliverance from fear into freedom, joy, peace, victory, strength, power, wisdom and every success. When we become more and more Christ-conscious in our everyday life, our life is no longer mediocre or just surviving through day by day but there’s excitement inside us about living and loving people around us. We’ll never be the same because God did not give us a spirit of fear (since our focus is now on Christ) but a spirit of love, power and a sound-mind (2 Timothy 1:7).

The secret to joyful, fulfilling, satisfying, victorious, prosperous, peaceful and healthy life is a life that’s conscious of God’s presence with us all the time. Christ said, "I will never leave you, never will I forsake you (Hebrews 13:5b), I will be with you till the ends of the earth. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go (Joshua 1:9). God is with us and we shall surely succeed in all we do for we are a blessing wherever we go. Once God's favour is upon us, we will find favour in the eyes of people around us.

I would like to share with all of you an excerpt from an email I sent to a dear friend of mine:

“Dearest....., you know what? God is with you. His blessing is upon you. Your blessing doesn't come by you seeking or trying to make the right choices or decisions in order to obtain the blessing. You are already blessed and a blessing! Your hands, thoughts, sight and ways are already blessed by God so now whatever you do shall surely prosper regardless of which job/career you choose, you will be promoted. Don't be afraid of starting small, God will exalt you....... God is with you, you shall surely succeed in whatever job you take.”

Believe that because Jesus is with us, we are blessed and indeed a blessing to our family, church, ministry, workplace and wherever we are. The presence of God in us is "the" blessing. He is the reason of all good things and our confident trust of many good things to come. Surely goodness, unfailing love, lovingkindness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life (Psalms 23:6)

Definition of Hope: The Joyful Confident Expectation of Good things to come (translated from Greek) - Ps. Joseph Prince

You are blessed and a blessing! You've found favour in God's eyes and in the eyes of people around you because of Christ in you!