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“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven……..Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God.”
Matthew: 5: 3 – 8
Complete surrender to the almighty is the way to receive peace and happiness
Bhagavat Gita: 18: 62
Being blessed means different things to different people. For many it is a status that is attributed to rich & wealthy individuals. For some others it is a combination of wealth, power and fame. Whereas for some others it is the ability and capability to grab wealth, power and positions. In short, modern world view of blessed is quite different from biblical understanding of it. However, there is an attempt to wrongly interpret biblical teachings on ‘blessings’ in tune with modern world view. Interestingly some others confuse the term “Blessed” with Luck!
“I am blessed with a car as I am lucky to be in the selected list of God’s car owners” and I am lucky that God blessed me with one luxury car.” My brother living in the city recently constructed a huge bungalow and it has 7000 sq. feet area at a cost of 1.2 million US$ and this is his fourth house”. My brother is such a brilliant man as he could grab all these wealth beyond others imagination.
While talking about their luck, they are in a world of excitement. And they are happy. For them, that poor neighbor is not lucky to have the luxuries that they are enjoying. Luckily God has selected them. And for being a chosen one to enjoy those luxuries one need to be really smart, never care others and should have the capabilities to grab the opportunities even if that is not meant for us! We must grab them at any cost. For name and fame we will have to make some sacrifices, but if lucky, we get the mileage. For that you may sometime have to spend time for a social cause.” But be very selective and do only what you get maximum mileage”.
Unfortunately this is the state of mind of most people. It is not just the message of those religious speakers in Christianity, whom we often we term as the “Prosperity Gospel” preachers. It is indeed what is deep in our mind. Most of us have this ideology deeply embedded in our thoughts. And we have already programmed ourselves in the aforementioned fashion.
However, there is a need to refer to fundamental teachings of holy books and religions to re-programme ourselves. Jesus Christ says, the poor, the meek, those that mourn, the merciful, the peacemakers, the pure of heart, those that thirst for justice, and those that are persecuted will, in various ways, receive the blessings of heaven. ( Mathew 5: 3-12) Kingdom of heaven is theirs.
In a sense, blessedness is a call to make ultimate sacrifice. “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God” .( Mathew: 5:9) But remember, peacemaking is a risky thing. If peace is justice, peacemaking is standing in the side of justice and could involve fighting for it by risking life.
The term“Blessed” has no connection to the word luck, material wealth, or winning a lottery or owning a new luxury car or even being excited at every moment!
Wealth and property that we own won’t give us happiness. Happiness is a state of mind that the “Blessed” enjoy. It happens when one surrender completely to the almighty. As Bhagavat Gita says, complete surrender to the almighty is the way to receive peace and happiness. ( Bhagavat Gita: 18: 62)
Let us surrender to God Almighty to receive blessings in life!
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