SS11: Beyond #Blessed

In our Sister Studies study for this week, we're looking into the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:3-10. I've been convicted lately about not being very happy too much of the time, and God is rearranging my understanding of both what it means to be "happy" and what should make me "happy."

Click on the video above to watch or click the link here to view the video in a new window.
Click here for the AUDIO ONLY if you'd like to listen instead of watch.

I'll sign off here with the prayer and questions from the end of the video...

Father, let us not be afraid to beg before You, for You have promised us the Kingdom. Let us not be afraid to grieve, for we know You will comfort us. Let us be gentle and humble, knowing anything good in us is because of You. Let us hunger and thirst for true righteousness, for You will gladly satisfy. Teach us to be merciful with others and ourselves, so we may offer, and receive mercy. Purify our hearts, that we would see You everywhere. Teach us to pursue peace, for that is what children of the God of peace would do. Help us not be afraid of persecution in this world, for we belong to the glorious kingdom of heaven. In Jesus’s Name, Amen

Let’s forget the world’s pursuit of happiness and move beyond the world’s definition of #Blessed and focus on God’s instead.

Feel free to share if you'd like... Which “Blessed are” verses are most reflected in your heart and life now? Which do you want God to grow in you?

Have a wonderful week! If you're reading along with us through the New Testament, we're reading Matthew 6-9 this week.

Monday 3/11 - Matthew 6

Tuesday 3/12 - Matthew 7

Wednesday 3/13 - Matthew 8

Thursday 3/14 - Matthew 9

Friday 3/15 - Matthew 10

Saturday 3/16 - Reflect/Review

Sunday 3/17 - Reflect/Review

I hope you have a TRULY BLESSED & HAPPY week.

Love,

Melissa ♥️