Surprise Blessings

Have you ever asked God to surprise you with a blessing?  I read a passage from a devotional book last week that challenged me to do just that.  I must admit the thought had never occurred to me, so I decided to try it.  That particular morning I was really struggling with some different issues and unanswered questions.  I began to feel doubt and fear creep into my heart and mind.  Unfortunately I’m very familiar with both foes, but instead of dwelling on those things I decided to do what the devotional had suggested, so I started to pray for God to surprise me with a blessing.  I didn’t ask for anything in greater detail than that.  I asked Him to bless me in any way He wanted, but to make sure I was surprised by it.  I don’t know what I was expecting, but I just tried to keep my eyes open to make sure I wouldn’t miss it.  I didn’t know how long it would take or what it would look like, but I knew my God was capable of delivering and deliver He did.

That very night at an event where we were scheduled to sing I got my first surprise blessing.  The second came on Sunday morning after a concert we did in Ohio.  I was totally shocked both times.  I had only asked for one and He gave two!  Isn’t that just like our God?

I won’t go into detail about what the blessings were because the details aren’t important.  Besides, blessings look different to different people.  The important thing is that God knew what I needed and He knew what would bless me and sure enough when both events occurred I knew they were straight from Heaven.  I will say this, I never saw them coming and was TOTALLY shocked on both occasions.

I want to challenge you to try the same thing.  We are God’s children and He celebrates us.  He wants to pour out His blessings on us.  Ask Him sincerely from your heart to surprise you and see what happens!