Obedience: The Key to Blessings
Deuteronomy 11:27
"A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day:"
Everyone wants their life to be filled with blessings, but how they go about gaining blessings on their life can determine whether they obtain them. When I talk about blessings, I am not just talking about God blessing His children, though this is certainly an important part of every Christian's life. I am talking about being blessed in every relationship and walk of life. God shows us that obedience is the key to being blessed. If a person will learn to obey, then they will experience blessings.
In your relationship with God, the key to being blessed is obeying His commandments. You will never experience God's blessings on your life until you start obeying Him. Likewise, to the degree you obey God's commandments will determine the degree of the blessings you obtain. If you pick and choose which commandments of God you obey, then you will never experience all the blessings that God has for you. God does not give us commandments to make us miserable, but He gives us commandments to keep us from heartache and so that we can experience His blessings.
Moreover, this principle applies to other relationships. For instance, if you want your parents blessings and trust on your life, then you need to obey them. There is no parent who will give their child blessings who is disobedient. Obedience is the key to getting your parents to give you things. Young person, the way to get something from your parents is not to rebel and give them heartache, but the way to get things from your parents is to obey them. Why should your parents give you anything if you don't obey them? The young person who obeys everything that their parents tell them to do is the young person who will receive the greatest trust from their parents and will get from them things that a disobedient child won't get.
Likewise, obedience to your spouse is the key to blessings in the marital relationship. You will never get from your spouse what you want when all you do is argue and fight with them. When you try to meet the needs of your spouse in every area of their life, you will be surprised how much they will try to meet your needs. The key to getting from your spouse what you want is to simply try to satisfy their needs. If they ask you to do something, then obey their request and you will see many times they will return your obedience to their requests by giving you what you want.
The key to being promoted on the job is to obey your employer. You show me the employee who tries to satisfy the needs of their employer and I will show you an employee who will rise to the top. The way to get a raise is to work hard. The way to be promoted on the job is to work hard. The way to be protected from layoffs is to be the hardest and most productive employee in the workplace. Your employer will do everything in their power to keep you happy and bless you if you will obey them by working hard.
Place this principle in any relationship, and you will find this is the key to being blessed. You could say that the key to blessings is to serve others, for when you serve others you obey their requests and commands. When you learn that life is not about you, but it is about serving others, then you will find blessings will shower upon you. The key is to stop looking for blessings and to start serving and obeying others. When you make your focus to obey the requests of God and others, then you will find it will result in a life filled with blessings.