b'How to Live a Blessed LifeGive, and it will be given to you: good measure,ous of you?Someone who doesnt want to see youyou will be forgiven.No, say, Forgive.Dont be presseddown,shakentogether,andrunningoversucceed?Somebody who wants to see you fail andscared; God has forgiven you.In Christianity we do will be put into your bosom. For with the same mea- fall?Theyve gone around trying to destroy you? two main things: we give and we forgive.He said, sure that you use, it will be measured back to you.Iwantyoutodosomething:getthatpersonsForgive, and you will be forgiven. Luke 6:38 (NKJV) image in your head right now.Remember them.Lets unpack that.To live a blessed life, youve Dont just say, To Whom It Maygot to live the character of God. Concern.You know it concernsLook at the passage. By Bishop Ade Ajala some people.If there are many,Ifyoupointatsomebody, just begin to roll the tape.30,watch your fingers.The person 40, 1000as many as they are, I m going to speak to you on how to live a blessedplease,forChristssake,dontyou are pointing at takes one, life.Do you know that God is a blessed God?Thespiritualize it.Because you arebutyoutakethree,andyour Bible says, Blessed be God, so my God is a blessedgoing to be set free today.Thisfriend that you gossip with gets God, and He wants to bless us.He also wants tois the operating room.You areblessed with one too.see to it that not only are you blessed, but that youontheoperatingtable.BringWeasthechurchjudgeall begin to live a blessed life.their picture: its your ex.Itsthe time.We judge the appear-If you are ever going to be blessed, you must be ayour present or future wife.Theance.To judge means to asses bless-er.You must be someone that blesses others.manyouareyettomeetallor evaluate a persons heart or a He said that you and I can choose to be blessed,of them.Just bring their pic- persons motive.Its to assume so to live a blessed life is a choice.You might beturesyour pastor, even if it isthatyouknowthemotivein blessed and not be living a blessed life, because itsme, and pray for them. theirhearts.TheBiblesays a choice. Well, God, what should I praythattheonlypersonqualified He said, To those who are listening and want tofor? to judge the heart is God.So live a blessed life, the first thing you do: love yourwhenyoujudgepeople,you enemies.So how do you live a blessed life?YouWouldyouaskthatsameplaceyourselfonthethrone must be a lover.And when I say lover I mean anquestion too?What do I praythat does not belong to you, and Agape lover.You must love your enemy.It meansabout?Killthem?Thatsyou are equated with Satan and prayer.Shootthem.IdontAde Ajala Lucifer when he was cast out of to live a life that is full of love. know. What should I pray? heaven.When you do the same The Bible says the greatest commandment is: loveLuke 6:28 (NKJV), Bless those who curse you,thing, its the mercy of God that does not allow God the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mindand pray for those who spitefully use you. to cast you out of His presence.and strength.In other words, until my heart, myHe says, Stop playing God.When you judge, you soul, my mind and my strength are full of the loveBut in this particular verse the word bless comesare playing God.of God, I cant love you.Do you see that?I canfrom the same root where we get our word eulogy. think that I love you, I can say that I love you, untilTo eulogize means to speak well of.He said, SpeakThen He said, Do not condemn.you break my china plate, and I break you with mywellofthosewhocurseyou.Thatspowerful.To condemn means to declare one to be outside of china plate.Because unless I am full of love forSpeak well of them.Say good things.So how dothe mercy of God.When you condemn somebody, God, I cant love others. I pray?I go to God and I speak well of those whoyou just said to them, Your case is so bad that even He said, Love your neighbor as yourself.Thatshate me. God cannot forgive you.Its saying that the per-what He said inis it not true?But when we get toAh, this message is not for everybody.It is onlyson is beyond Gods forgiveness.Is there any case Luke 6, He is not talking about your neighbor.Hesfor those who are listening. that God cannot forgive?You are not God.When talking about your enemies.I can love my neigh- It means to pronounce Gods favor upon them.Towe arrogate to ourselves what is an exclusive right bor; its not difficult if you say that I should justpronounce Gods favor on the ones who dont likeof God, we equate ourselves with Lucifer who was love my neighbor. you.Your enemiesyour haters.Jesus said, Ifcast out.ButthenHesaid,No,no,no,no;thisisnotyou want to live a blessed life, pray for them.SpeakForgive.Its one of the most powerful words in about your neighbor, but your enemies.And it iswell of them, and speak blessings on them. the Bible.To forgive means to release, to let go. a command, not a suggestion.Its not, If you canWhen we talk about living a blessed life, what doIts to give freedom or liberty.To say, You are free do itIf you want to live a blessed life, its a com- we think of?We always think about having money,now.mand. Love your enemies. a big house, a big car and poweris that not true?Jesus said that when you dont forgive you have Thewordenemymeansonewhohatesyou.Thatsnotblessing.Thatsthefruitofblessing,someone in bondageyou put someone in prison. Yourhateronewhoopposesyou.Onewhoand you dont have to be blessed by God to have allYou are holding someone prisoner because of what wants to see you fail.One who wants to see youthose.But to be truly blessed, you must do this:theyve done to you.So you have forgivenessits fall.Jesus said, Its easy to love those who lovelive a life that loves others. not that you dont have ityou have forgiveness, you.He says, Even unbelievers do that.Its easyLook at Luke 6:37 (NKJV) Judge not, butyouareholdingit;youarenotreleasingit. to love those who love you.If he loves me, I loveJesus said, You can only live a blessed life when him.Your enemy is the person who desires to seeSomebody read that and he didnt see not.Heyou release them and set them free.you fail.His desire is to see you fall.His desire isjust said, Judge.And hes been running aroundHowdoyouknowthatyouvereallyforgiven to block you from progressing or to stop you fromever since judging everything. somebody?Lets start here: get the picture of those advancing.They dont want to see you succeed orRead the whole thing: He says, Judge not, andthat have hurt you in your mind.Your mother in prosper.They dont want anything good to comeyoushallnotbejudged.Condemnnot,andyoulaw.Your father in law.Your sister out law.Your out of you.Theyve gone around badmouthing andshall not be condemned.Forgive, and you will besupervisor.Your wife.Your husband.Your broth-destroying you.Now God says, Love them. forgiven. er.The police.The white folks.The black folks. Is there anyone in your life that falls into the cat- Ff-f-f-f-f-f-fandyouwillbeforgiven.TheyTheHispanicfolks.Somebodyofanotherrace egory of enemy?Is there anyone that has been jeal- always jump the forgive part and emphasize andthat has said something to you.Get their picture, because that is where healing starts.God says, When you get their picture, the evi-dence that you have forgiven them is when you can put all their pictures in your mind like this, name How do you know that youve really forgiven somebody?them one by one and begin to declare Gods blessing upon them.Lets start here: get the picture of those that have hurt youDid you get what I just said?You can look at them, My mother in law, my father in law, Pastor in your mind.God says, When you get their picture, theAde, all of you, may the Lord bless you.Ah, you justboughtaMercedes.Youwillbuyanaero-evidence that you have forgiven them is when you can putplane.I bless you.You are going to be good in life.I dont care what you have done to me, but all their pictures in your mind like this, name them one byfrom today I release you.You shall be healed.You shall be protected from evil.You shall be lifted.I one and begin to declare Gods blessing upon them. pronounce blessing upon you and upon the works of your hands.AndGodsaid,Whenyoudothatwatchout! 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