Blessed Beyond Measure

I guess if I wanted a thorough title that actually describes this post it really should be "Blessed Beyond Measure...but-I-am-really-bad-at-being-a-receiver-of-blessings-so-I-really-don't know-what-else-to-do-at this-current-stage-in-my-life-but-continue-to-surrender."

Literally. That is all I want to say. Well, the main points, but I could go on forever. Watch out.

Most recently the Lord has blessed me with peace and opportunity. Peace with his will for my life. And opportunities that abound out of nowhere and challenge me completely.

"May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace!" -Psalm 29:11

Now, I am not a very peaceful person generally. But somehow the Lord has provided me with a sense of calmness and contentment in a certain area of my life. I would venture to say I am so peaceful that I am just about 100% indifferent with where the Lord takes me in this area. This is a very awesome and comforting feeling!

"Peace  I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubles, neither let them be afraid." -John 14:27

Of course I struggle with and pray daily that Satan does not steal this peace from me! I urge others to purge wonderings of what others think of you, past failures, fear of unknown circumstances, worry, and conflicts from their minds.

Opportunities-wise, the Lord has blessed me in immeasurable ways. I am TERRIBLE at receiving gifts. It's better to give than receive right? That's the way I like to see it. But when we are being blessed by those around us and given opportunities directly from the Lord we cannot pass that up with our nose in the air looking beyond it as if we never saw it come slap us in the face like a fly swatter. Yes, I have done that before, and yes, I agree that was not a smart move. I stumbled upon this quote by Watchman Nee, and I have come to realize that the biggest hindrance to God's blessings for me was MYSELF. Oops- my bad. So I am definitely working on removing this hindrance from the Lord's blessings I have received.

"Today it should be our main concern so to
live that God will not have to withdraw His blessing. On the one
hand we must learn to rely upon it; on the other hand we must
learn to deal with everything that would hinder it." -Watchman Nee

???Are you missing out on peace or blessings because of refusal to receive them from the Lord? What are your hindrances in this area???