What would happen if for 40 days....
We blessed God more passionately?
We blessed others more intentionally?
A blessing is not simply what you say before a meal or after someone sneezes. A “real blessing” is not just having everything work out the way we want it. And blessing is certainly not to be defined merely by how cool the stuff is that comes to us. Of course all those things are part of the true meaning of blessing. But they are merely ripples on the surface of the deep ocean of God’s blessing to us, indeed to the whole world, in Christ Jesus. Do you want to live in a way so rich that it could be described as a Life of Blessing? If those words tug at your heart even a bit, then you know we have to go deeper. So we turn to God’s Word.
How Does It Work?
40 Days of Blessing is an invitation to live these three steps intentionally. Here’s how it works.
1) Give God 15 minutes.
Every morning for the next six weeks, set aside about a quarter hour for engaging God’s Word. Each day, this prayer guide will take you to passages through which you can discover the blessing God has to give to you and through you.
2) Receive the blessing.
The guide takes you to some of the all time great passages about God’s blessing to us and leads you to consider how they apply to you.
3) Next, you will read passages which bless God in return for all his love and mercy.
The guide will invite you to make those prayers your own.
4) Then, you will read passages through which you will be invited to bless others amidst your daily activities.
5) A practical blessing step follows so that each day you can concentrate on a way specifically to live the blessing life.
Stick with it. If you miss a day, don’t quit! Just pick back up with the next day. If it seems difficult at first to focus, just keep at it day by day. You are building “blessing muscles” and that takes time. Give these 15 minutes a day to focus on the Blessing Life and see where God takes you!
If you engage this experiment vigorously, at the end of 40 days, you will have blessed God and others more intentionally and consistently than ever before. That will change your life!
Intro&Blessing Day 1 Blessing Day 11 Blessing Day 21 Blessing Day 31
Blessing Day 2 Blessing Day 12 Blessing Day 22 Blessing Day 32
Blessing Day 3 Blessing Day 13 Blessing Day 23 Blessing Day 33
Blessing Day 4 Blessing Day 14 Blessing Day 24 Blessing Day 34
Blessing Day 5 Blessing Day 15 Blessing Day 25 Blessing Day 35
Blessing Day 6 Blessing Day 16 Blessing Day 26 Blessing Day 36
Blessing Day 7 Blessing Day 17 Blessing Day 27 Blessing Day 37
Blessing Day 8 Blessing Day 18 Blessing Day 28 Blessing Day 38
Blessing Day 9 Blessing Day 19 Blessing Day 29 Blessing Day 39
Blessing Day 10 Blessing Day 20 Blessing Day 30 Blessing Day 40