Prophetic Word – Enjoying Your Blessings

This Prophetic Word is titled Enjoying your Blessings.

I felt compelled to write this one because I’m coming across something that I’ve heard and seen few times in this season.  That being…

Guilt.

I knew when I heard it that it wasn’t right and totally unwarranted but I needed to check with the Lord on this so the post is about that interaction.

Who is this word for?  Anyone that has a tendency of feeling guilty when they look at their life compared to others.

We are in a season right now of pain, suffering, chaos, hardship, judgement, trials, tribulations, pruning and redirection.  As a result you are going to meet many people that are just “going through it” as they would say.  But, this may not be your personal reality.

I’ve heard people who are not being affecting by what is happening around them say this phrase

“I feel so guilty”

I know immediately this is not right and I tell them as such but I wanted to share this and give you a way to frame this just in case you are struggling with this same emotion.

Handling Guilt

1. When I have heard this being said it is when someone is doing well and receiving the blessings of God and they notice that others around them are suffering.  This is when they say “I feel so guilty”.  Let me start by saying this is an emotion that is not of God.  Let’s start with that.

If you’re feeling like this, it is not God.

a.  It is either you, your flesh feeling unworthiness

b.  or the devil.

So knowing that the source of this emotion is not God, you need to stop it!!

2.  If this is coming from your own feeling of unworthiness, would you like to switch places with them?  I’m pretty sure the answer to that is no.  So what is the purpose of the emotion?  In essence, the message you are communicating in the spiritual realm is that you don’t want any more blessings because you’re already feeling guilty with what you have. Is that what you want?

3.  If this emotion is coming from the devil, he’s just trying to steal your joy! Period. The end.  When God has blessed us we are to praise Him, thank Him for what He has done.  If you are wrapped up in a blanket of guilt you won’t be thanking God.  There’s no thanksgiving and praise in guilt.  I don’t see how these emotions can coexist.  The devil wants you to not praise God for your blessing and then to also steal your joy from enjoying it by showing you everything around you and then bringing you into a place of despair so that you can’t even enjoy what you have.  This is what he is trying to do.

I’ve seen this trick before where people will save for years to buy a house and when they finally get the house and they are ready to have their house warming party something bad happens to someone else and they’ll shrink back on the celebration.   All these years waiting to get married and there you are at your engagement party and someone else is sharing that two other people are getting a divorce.  It’s what the devil does, he finds something to steal the joy from you at the moment when you should be celebrating.  You need to stop allowing the enemy to steal your joy, your celebration and the praise you should be giving to God for the blessings He’s given you.  There is a time for you to mourn and a time for you to celebrate and you can’t smash the two together and step back on your celebration because “you feel guilty”.  I’m not saying rub your blessings in other people’s face but you need to celebrate what God has given you without guilt.

4.  In the Old Testament there was an offering called a guilt offering (Leviticus 5). You made a guilt offering if you actually did something to someone else or to God and you felt guilty over what you did.  Then you had to make atonement for that by paying the person for the pain/offense you caused them, that was the guilt offering.  If the person died and was unavailable to take the guilt offering, you would have to give the money to the priest.  If you did do something wrong, and you have all right to be guilty about it, then you ask God for forgiveness and you make it right/atonement.  You cannot be walking around with that.  Settle it.  Ask the Lord what you need to do to fix it…and you fix it.

Leviticus 5:1

“If you sin by not stepping up and offering yourself as a witness to something you’ve heard or seen in cases of wrongdoing, you’ll be held responsible.”

AKA you knew something and should’ve spoken up about it and people suffered as a result of it.  That is what this is.

I’m also aware that there are moments when you can’t say anything, even if you wanted to.  And, you may not even be in the position to stop it.  In these situations, know that you are not there just to look at it and do nothing.  GOD has you there for a reason (1) to pray, because no one else can pray about it like you.  You should be praying everyday about that  (2) an opportunity will present itself shortly where He is going to use you to stop it.  Look for the opportunity and when you see it, be brave and take it.

Two of the worst emotions are guilt and shame, you can call on all kinds of sickness/disease/illnesses walking around with that.  God is nowhere in it.

Again, #4 is only if you did do something wrong.  Outside of that, you can’t be feeling guilty because someone else is suffering and you are not.  No!

Never is God going to make someone feel guilty over the blessing HE gave them!

I asked the Lord about this and He said that you can feel empathy for others but don’t sit there in that state.  This is not your reality, that is someone else’s life.  I’m sure in past seasons you had things you had to deal with too when others were prospering.  All of us go through tough seasons but what you don’t want to do is walk around feeling guilty for your blessings.  If you can do something to help others, help them.  But you don’t need to live at that place.

What do you do in these moments?

1. Identify the source of the guilt – did you do something?  Is it your own unworthiness?  STOP that.  Is this the devil?  Rebuke him. Show empathy and enjoy your blessings.

2. Use this opportunity to thank God for your blessings.  Thank Him that you didn’t have to go through what they are going through.  Then ask Him how you can assist them.  If you can, do it.  But then you have to leave that place emotionally step back into your blessed place.

3. Get into His presence.

Psalm 16:11

You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.

His presence brings you joy and in His right hand are even more blessings.  Don’t allow the enemy to steal your joy!

The Lord says that where He is there is PEACE.  His presence is a place of peace.  I saw people being caught up in the heavenliness and they were given gold crowns, then He poured over them what looked like liquid gold so that their arms and hands were gold.  I felt like this was an anointing of sorts.  In the place of this guilt even more blessings will be poured out to you.  It was a test to see your compassion but the temptation from the enemy was the guilt.  He’s going to give you more blessings that you can use to bless these people.

An exchange happens when you get into His presence.  Notice, He didn’t give it to them, He still gave even more to you.  The one who has even more will be given to them. (Matthew 13:12)

4.  Enjoy your Life

Ecclesiastes 9:7-10 The Message

Seize life! Eat bread with gusto,
Drink wine with a robust heart.
Oh yes—God takes pleasure in your pleasure!
Dress festively every morning.
Don’t skimp on colors and scarves.
Relish life with the spouse you love
Each and every day of your precarious life.
Each day is God’s gift. It’s all you get in exchange
For the hard work of staying alive.
Make the most of each one!
Whatever turns up, grab it and do it. And heartily!
This is your last and only chance at it,
For there’s neither work to do nor thoughts to think
In the company of the dead, where you’re most certainly headed.

All of us are going to be gone one day so for today, be compassionate towards others and enjoy your life!

Blessings