You Are Blessed To Be A Blessing!
I have this friend who has the most annoying habit. Every time you ask him "How's it going?" he responds by saying, "I'm blessed." Every. Single. Time. You're probably thinking, "What's the matter with you, man? The guy is just feeling blessed. You're a serious grump." Allow me to elaborate on why it annoys me when my friend constantly says, "I'm blessed." It's because there are days when I don't feel like blessings are showering down upon me. There are moments when I am feeling kind of blue and bitter and not at all filled with the joy of the Lord. I have seasons when it seems as if God has withdrawn his favor. And then my friend--despite whatever is going on in his life--slaps a grin on his face and says "I'm blessed," and it makes me feel rotten. The fact of the matter is I am blessed. Blessed beyond measure. I happen to live in the greatest country in the world, I have a...