Privileged<\/span><\/p>\n Blessed<\/span><\/p>\n Second \u2013 Webster\u2019s 1828<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Privileged<\/span><\/p>\n Blessed<\/span><\/p>\n Third \u2013 Online Etymology Dictionary<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Privileged<\/span><\/p>\n Blessed<\/span><\/p>\n After reading the above, I see it this way. No matter how one looks at it \u2013 there is no doubt \u2013 the word \u201cprivileged\u201d leaves God out of the equation and makes it seem as if the things that a person has is as a direct result of someone else other than God.<\/p>\n The Take me for example, many people know our story of moving from the states to New Zealand. For those who know it, I won\u2019t disclose all the details; but occasionally some people have said, \u201cYou are so privileged.\u201d My response, \u201cNo, I\u2019m not privileged. I\u2019m blessed.\u201d Let me give some examples.<\/p>\n The things my family and I have been able to do are a direct result of God\u2019s blessings. Not to say we haven\u2019t been through our share of trials and tribulations, but some have looked at us and said, \u201cYou are so privileged.\u201d No, we are not, \u201cWe are blessed.\u201d I do not want give some government organization, person, or nation credit for anything in my life, but I want to give God all the credit!<\/p>\n What all people have attained, regardless of race, color, nationality, etc are blessings from God. God does not discriminate and no one can say he does.<\/p>\n Acts 10:34 \u201cThen Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:\u201d Whether one wants to believe in God or not is their choice. Whether they want to believe God made the earth and everything in it (including each one of us) is their choice; but God made everything, is still making everything, and is still in control of everything.<\/p>\n Genesis 1:1 <\/span>\u201cIn the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.\u201d<\/span> \u00a0<\/em>Everything each one of us has or lacks is a direct result of a blessing or lack of blessing from God. The things we have are blessings from God \u2013 not privileges from any people-created organization.<\/p>\n I will conclude with this question. Some may ask \u201cIs there a way to get blessings from God?\u201d My response, \u201cYes\u201d Since God cannot lie, please read the following verses. I like to tell my Sunday School Class, \u201cSo you want to prosper and achieve great things? Put God to the test and follow Psalm 1:1-3 in your life.\u201d<\/p>\n I like to title this passage \u201cThe Recipe for Blessings and Prosperity\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Psalm 1:1-3 \u201cBlessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper<\/u>.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Note \u2013 When we have blessings, it doesn\u2019t mean we will not have trials and tribulations, but that is another story for another time.<\/p>\n God bless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It seems lately, maybe due to political unrest in so many places, that pleny of people are using the term Privileged instead of Blessed. 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word \u201cblessed\u201d has a religious connotation and puts God and religion into the equation. Therefore, I do not think Christians should not be saying they are privileged or pointing a finger at someone else and saying, \u201cThey are privileged.\u201d Christians should be saying “they are blessed” or saying that the things others have are \u201cblessings from God.\u201d We want to show God in our lives \u2013 not leave him out.<\/p>\n\n
\n<\/em>Matthew 5:45 \u201c\u2026he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/em>Psalm 50:10,12 \u201cFor every beast of the forest is mine, <\/span><\/em>and the cattle upon a thousand hills\u2026for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.\u201d
\n<\/em><\/span>Daniel 2:21 \u201c\u2026he removeth kings, and setteth up kings\u2026<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n