When God prospers and blesses

When God prospers and blesses a life, no place for guilt remains. God's gifts are always appropriate, always righteous, and never to be considered a source of embarrassment or shame. Privileged rank or status, and the blessings that go with it, are small compensation for the responsibility that people in large places bear. With great responsibility comes an equal load of stress. Occasionally, I've studied a photograph of the president of the United States shortly after his inauguration. Eight years later, I've looked closely at one taken near the end of his second term. The contrast is always amazing. The stress of eight years in office has aged the president by decades.

Never apologize for blessings the Lord gives you. Life has enough sorrow without our attaching guilt to the good things He gives us. If you happen to be one whom God has chosen to fill a high-profile role that included the blessings of material abundance, gratefully accept it. Determine to use all that He gives you for His purposes, and give generously for the advancement of His kingdom. Enjoy God's goodness to the fullest.