When someone says, “I’m so blessed,” he usually means being blessed materially or positionally. Perhaps he got a promotion. Or bought a new house. Or maybe he married the love of his life. These certainly are blessings. But that blessing can easily turn into cursing if we are not careful. 

“Take care lest… when you have eaten and are full and have built good houses and live in them, and when your herds and flocks multiply and your silver and gold is multiplied and all that you have is multiplied, then your heart be lifted up, and you forget the Lord your God…” Deut 7:12

I’m almost afraid of this kind of “blessing.” Suffering usually draws us closer to God. But abundance tends to make us forget God. And if it does, I’m not sure if it really was a blessing. It would be more of a test than a blessing for me. 

“give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.” Prov. 30:7-9

I think if we can honestly pray this, perhaps we are shielded from the “blessing” ruining the true blessing of being happy in God. 

PH