{"id":3121,"date":"2021-01-17T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-17T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=3121"},"modified":"2021-01-07T14:28:51","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T19:28:51","slug":"keeping-faith-in-jesus-will-make-you-blessed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/01\/17\/keeping-faith-in-jesus-will-make-you-blessed\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping Faith in Jesus Will Make You Blessed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Daily Reading: <\/strong>Genesis 32-33 GW<\/a>; Matthew 11 GW<\/a>; Psalms 131 GW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following Jesus leads to a blessed life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before you can follow Jesus, you must place your faith in Him.  What that means is trusting His teachings.  Once you trust, then you follow.  Following<\/a> defined is \u201ccoming or going after or behind; pursuing; attending; imitating; proceeding in the same course.\u201d  <\/em>After you place your faith in Jesus, the blessings come as you pursue Him. <\/em>The more you chase Him, the more your confidence will grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To imitate Jesus, you must get to know Him.  The disciples followed Him as He fulfilled His ministry on earth.  Reading the scriptures brings us into their story.  We learn how Jesus dealt with the storms of life.  As you dig into His parables, He teaches you how to love both God and others.   As you begin to put His teachings into practice, blessings will begin to overflow.  God\u2019s blessings aren\u2019t the same as man\u2019s.  His peace is something man can never give.  Grace is only possible because of Jesus\u2019s act on the cross.  God\u2019s love reflects in His creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Believe in the Blessing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When life is imploding around us, losing faith can happen.  When a spouse leaves or a child dies, the pain is unbearable.  Unexpected loss of any kind is devastating.  Understanding why things happen is beyond our human capacity.  During these times, continuing to believe is a choice.  We have to choose to follow Jesus, even when we don\u2019t understand.  God creates beauty from the ashes of our pain, but only if we give it to Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have faith in Jesus that He is with you, right now, today.  Whatever trial you\u2019re facing, He faces with you.  Your heartache is His heartache.  Lean into Him today, trusting His promises to bring you His blessings of comfort, peace, and joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lord, thank You for Jesus.  May all who read this continue to have faith in Him.  May we pursue Him today harder and faster than we ever have.  Thank You for Your blessings that only come when we keep the faith.  Amid turmoil in our lives, let our faith stay strong in You.  Help us to follow You wherever You take us.  Let Your plan unfold in our lives as we move through this day.  In You we trust.  IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question for reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you missing Jesus\u2019s blessing because you\u2019ve lost faith?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2 minute read. Daily Reading: Genesis 32-33 GW; Matthew 11 GW; Psalms 131 GW Following Jesus leads to a blessed life. Before you can follow Jesus, you must place your faith in Him.  What that means is trusting His teachings.  Once you trust, then you follow.  Following defined is \u201ccoming or going after or behind;… Continue reading Keeping Faith in Jesus Will Make You Blessed<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3121"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3124,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3121\/revisions\/3124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}