Everyone likes the idea of living a life that is blessed, but how can one ensure that their life is a blessed life? The only way is to live your life as God instructs us to in the Bible. For instance, the first Psalm begins with these words, “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly…”
To be blessed, you must choose the right influence. You have two basic options when it comes to the primary influencer in your life. Either you can be influenced by the world or be influenced by God’s word.
If you choose to delight in God’s word and meditate in it, then your life will be blessed, flourishing and fruitful. The scripture is like a river that provides a constant source of spiritual nourishment so that, even in times of difficulty, you will continue to thrive.
If you choose to follow the world’s influence, you will be what the Bible calls “ungodly.” You will be like chaff, which is the dried-up leftovers from wheat harvesting. It crumbles and gets blown away by the wind because it is dead and withered.
The ungodly who follow the world perish, but the righteous who follow God’s word are blessed by Him. Which influence will you choose?