Receiving
In order to be on the receiving end of God’s blessings, though, you have to first be blessable. You’ve got to be in the right position to recognize and accept God’s blessings. What is the right position? It’s in the zone. This may seem a little like a Catch-22 situation, but let me explain.
When you are blessable, you are in a mindset and position to recognize the blessings of God when they are presented to you. You can distinguish that the blessings, both intangible and tangible, are truly blessings. Thus, you reside in the zone.
Abraham was in the zone, and we can be too if can pick up on two powerful principles of zone living: receiving and reflecting. It’s not just about receiving and getting and obtaining the blessings for ourselves. It’s also about reflecting those blessings to others. We’ll get to that later.
We’ve already discovered that being blessed means being on the receiving end of the intangible and tangible favor of God. You can see in the diagram above that I have labeled God as the Blessor. Thus, living in the zone is all about receiving blessings from the Blessor. The next step, however, is where the rubber meets the road. It’s where you put shoe leather to the blessings that you receive. It’s where you discover the true meaning behind God’s blessings, because it isn’t all about you; and it isn’t all about me.
Reflecting
Abraham wasn’t simply blessed by God. He realized there is more to life in the zone than receiving God’s blessings. He was also a blessing to others. Don’t miss that. When God blessed him financially, relationally, spiritually, and in every other area of his life, Abraham turned around and reflected the generous nature of God to others. God had blessed him so that he could be a blessing others.
Pastor Ed Young – That is safe sex. Safe sex is Biblical sex. Young people, don’t believe these lies from the pits of hell about this ethical code that the world and the humanists and the new agers try to give to you and me.
