Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Bible in a Year: Job 35-36 | Matthew 20

From the very beginning, God’s blessings were never meant to stop with us. The love you receive is meant to be shared. The encouragement that kept you going can help support another. The wisdom you gained is meant to guide others. In fact, in Genesis 12:2-3, Scripture states:

“I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.”

This wasn’t just a promise, it was on purpose. It’s easy to look at the blessings in our lives, such as our provision, relationships, opportunities, and growth, as private possessions. Something we’ve prayed for, waited on, or worked toward. However, while God absolutely cares for us individually, his heart has always been bigger than just us.

A major blessing in my own life has been the gift of Christian counseling. I started weekly therapy with a Christian counselor in 2017, and it has changed my life for the absolute better over the last nine years. Every single session, God works through my therapist, allowing me to heal from past hurts.

Before therapy, I carried wounds I didn’t even have words for. I struggled with trust and often felt stuck in negative patterns. But through this process, God has gently revealed, healed, and restored parts of me I thought would always be broken.

What God is doing in me is no longer just for me, it’s reaching into the lives of so many others around me. The encouragement I longed for, I now find myself giving freely. I am able to bless others by sharing what I’ve learned on my journey.

Nothing God pours into your life is wasted when you allow it to overflow. Sometimes we hesitate because we feel like we don’t have enough time, energy, money, or influence to give. But God has never required abundance; he simply asks for obedience.

Obedience might look like sharing your story when it feels vulnerable or offering your time when it feels inconvenient. Even small acts, when surrendered to him, can become powerful expressions of his love.

God didn’t bless you just to fill you. He blessed you so others wouldn’t leave feeling empty.

Questions:
Have you been viewing the blessings in your life as private possessions or as something meant to be shared?

What fears are keeping you from pouring into others?

Who in your life right now might need what God has already placed in you?

Next Steps:
Write down 2-3 specific blessings in your life, and ask God to show you who needs what you’ve been given.

Choose one simple but intentional way to bless someone this week (a simple text, time together, sharing your story, meeting a need).

Make this your daily posture, asking “God, who can I bless today?”

Prayer:
Lord, thank you for every blessing you’ve placed in my life, both seen and unseen. Forgive me for the times I’ve held tightly to what you meant for me to share. Give me a willing and obedient heart, even when it feels uncomfortable or inconvenient. Use my life as a vessel for your goodness, so that others may experience your love through me. Amen.

Series Theme Verse:

Ephesians 1:5
God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.

This post was written by Heaven Nash, a Findlay attendee and a new contributor to the Daily LivingItOut devotional.