6 - Bless

Psalm 37
A Psalm of David.
1 Do not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,
And wither as the green herb.
3 Trust in the LORD, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
(New Bible James Bible)

We are examining what it means to "Trust in the Lord and do good".
When we have rested our full confidence and focus upon the Lord, then we can give our full attention to Doing Good.
What kind of Good does our trust in the Lord require us to do?

First, if we find ourselves in a situation where we are around evildoers who are doing well, the first GOOD we must do is to bless them regularly.
This is how Jesus put it:
Luke 6:
27 "But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you.
NKJV

Why would the Lord Jesus require me to act in a way that contradicts my feelings in this situation? This is because God knows that if we can bless our enemies, that will also free us to be a blessing to those we love.

What happens many times is that when we do not bless our enemies, we become filled with many negative emotions, and these negative emotions are expressed to those we love, who did nothing to deserve them.
In other words, when we do not do our enemies good by blessing them, our loved ones pay for it. This is not fair to them and it really is not the desire of our hearts.

An additional reward for blessing is that it prevents me from pouring out my bitterness on those I love. Many times if I am frustrated by the actions of an evildoer, and I do not make the choice to bless, then I find that because I didn't bless my enemy, I cannot be a blessing to those I love either. That certainly causes a double negative in my life, which God did not intend for me.

Eagles RISE UP and bless.

Prayer:
Father, thank You for the privilege of being a blessing to those I love, by blessing my enemies. Thank You for Your great wisdom in this matter. Help me to put it into practice and gain every benefit from this strategy that You have decreed,
in Jesus' name,    Amen.