I recently had the opportunity to bless a friend of mine. I call it an opportunity because God saw fit to use me to bless one of His children. He could have used anyone else, however he asked me to DO yes. No, that's not a typo. Check out my previous blog called 'Will You DO Yes' to understand what I mean. In regards to this blessing, God spoke to me months ago asking me to bless my friend. You see, God is a gentleman and we have free will. He will ask certain things of you, but He won't force you and we don't have to respond. Sometimes, he may make it difficult for you to ignore his requests; regardless, we have the chance to say yes or no.
Now regarding this opportunity, God asked me to bless her months ago but I wasn't so sure that it was really God or that I was hearing it correctly. I kept going back and forth with Him saying "God, make it CLEAR!" and I asked other people to pray that I receive revelation, when I knew all along what He wanted me to do. You see, I know for a fact that I have the Holy Spirit living within me. Not only does his spirit speak to Him on my behalf, but it speaks to me on His behalf. After years of living with the Holy Spirit, I know how to hear Him, I know how He speaks to me, I know that I've NEVER gotten a sky-opening, thus saith the Lord prophecy, or ground breaking vision and dream from God. He drops things in my heart. He makes me think of things that I would NEVER think of on my own. I know when He is speaking to me, and I've never been disappointed when I decided to respond.
The Lord will make you go through hard times, but he himself will be there to teach you, and you will not have to search for him any more. If you wander off the road to the right or the left, you will hear his voice behind you saying, Here is the road. Follow it. (Isaiah 20:30)
How crazy would it be if I asked my natural father to prove to me that I'm his child by taking a DNA test? That would be crazy offensive, right??! After all these years of him being married to my mom, raising me, taking care of me, loving me, being a father to me, I ask for proof that he is really who he says he is. So, when my heavenly father speaks to me, why do I need to ask Him to prove that it's really Him?! Yes, sometimes he speaks very gently and quietly … but I'm used to that. I know when He's speaking to me, not only by the method in which He speaks, but also by the content of what He says. The devil will never ask you to do anything that glorifies God … ever. And in this instance, I personally didn't want to do anything to bless someone else with resources that I didn't have or could've used myself! I was being selfish and afraid, but I was tricked into thinking that I was being responsible and cautious.
I've come to realize that it is a scheme of the devil to make me feel like I didn't really hear from God. He is the author of fear, confusion, uncertainty, doubt. He can sometimes tempt you with the guise of "making sure that you're in God's will" and he makes you believe that questioning God is your Christian responsibility so that you don't mess up God's plan. (News Flash: We can't mess up God's plan. He's too perfect to allow that). But God is the author of peace, love, happiness, contentment, assurance, and boldness. God wants us to LOVE BOLDY (check out my Tees!) because our bold acts of love glorify our God in heaven. The longer I went back and forth in the name of "being sure", the more and more confused and restless I was.
But I'm afraid that your minds might be seduced in the same way as the snake deceived Eve with his devious tricks. You might be unable to focus completely on a genuine and innocent commitment to Christ. (2 Corinthians 11:3)
For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. (2 Timothy 1:7)
Finally, I decided to just act. I decided that I want to BE the hands and feet of Jesus. I decided that I wanted to give from a pure heart and that I wanted to give extravagantly. I decided to tell satan to BACK OFF and to show him once again that he has no authority in my life. So last night I blessed my friend, and when I saw her happiness, heard her cries, and witnessed the tears streaming down her face I was overcome with a peace that I truly can not explain. I knew in that moment that I acted in obedience and was a part of carrying out God's will. I resisted the attempts of temptation from the enemy, and he immediately fled. Once I decided to DO yes, satan no longer had a playground to operate in. We were no longer in limbo, God's work had been carried out, and I felt like I was floating on clouds. Man, it is quite the feeling to be able to share God's love with others, but it is so much more awesome to know that the Holy Spirit lives in me, speaks to me, comforts me, and overwhelms me with God's peace.
Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:7)
I can't wait to continue to act in obedience and share God's love with more of His children around the world. The resources that I have are not mine, but they belong to the Kingdom. Whether it be my money, my time, or my talent, I'm excited about giving it all away to glorify God. This feeling that I have can't be explained, but you can experience it too. Show someone love today. Give of yourself. Tell God YES when you feel Him urging you to bless someone else. Satan will have no choice but to back away and you will be filled with God's love and peace.
Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. (James 4:7)
Be Blessed 
