Blessed!

“Blessed [with spiritual security] is the man who believes and trusts in and relies on the Lord  And whose hope and confident expectation is the Lord . “For he will be [nourished] like a tree planted by the waters, That spreads out its roots by the river; And will not fear the heat when it comes; But its leaves will be green and moist. And it will not be anxious and concerned in a year of drought Nor stop bearing fruit. JEREMIAH 17:7‭-‬8 AMP

It appears that over the past few days, God would have us understand what means to be truly blessed. The world has definitions, which are never consistent, because the world's standards are never consistent. The world cannot understand the principles of God's Word, so it can never define things from God's perspective.

You can NEVER be truly blessed outside of God. What the world can assure you of are riches, connections and alliances; it can never guarantee you anything permanent. Haven't you wondered why it appears that riches founded on other things except God hardly lasts beyond the 3rd generation? As long as the focus isn't God, then the foundation of whatever you hold on to is shaky.

First note: the one who is truly blessed is connected and founded right. God is the first and only focus. The person trusts, believes and relies on God, and all hopes and expectations are hinged on that personal experience. If you don't have him, you can't fake it. If you don't know him, it doesn't matter who else you know.

Secondly, the consistency of such a life is tied to the roots, not the outward physical appearance. We focus so much on the outward, and define men by the physical, forgetting that what we see outside is just but a reflection of the inner. Green leaves aren't mainly a function of lovely stems, but of deep roots and abundant nourishment. How are you nourished: are you focused on window dressing or do your roots go deep down into God?

Of course, the fruits will always manifest. It is never about the environment, but about the quality of the nourishment. Isaac sowed in a land of drought and reaped a hundredfold; Joseph went from the Pit to Potiphar's house and to the Prison, then to being Prime Minister. In these 2 cases, a statement is common: God was with them. It doesn't matter what is the quantity/quality of the opposition; just sort out the Presence of God and the connection to his power. Long after human ability has ceased, God's help and grace will speak. Check out your connections; his time of favour is here.