A Blessed Prayer

All of us want to be blessed. We want a blessed life, a blessed career, a blessed family, and so on—that includes a blessed prayer life. But being blessed is more than meets the eye. A janitor who worships faithfully and sees his job as one that God uses for His sovereign care of the world finds joy in his purpose of working for and obeying the Lord. He is more blessed than the CEO of a billion-dollar company who lives an existence devoid of God’s Holy presence. The same concept applies to our prayer lives.

Father in heaven, I thank You because being in the center of Your will always means being blessed. Hence, no matter my circumstances in life, I am always blessed as I walk in Your ways. In Jesus name, I pray. Amen.

What Does It Mean To Be Blessed?

When we hear the words “blessed” or “blessing,” we often think of material and physical prosperity. If someone is prosperous, healthy, and lives a fulfilling life, we think of that person as blessed. While those things are certainly in favor of God, the state of blessedness goes far beyond the physical or material. Blessedness is a spiritual state of profound joy, fulfillment, and contentment in God through Christ—it is where our souls are satisfied. That is why if we look at the Beatitudes as described in Matthew 5:3–12 (NIV), we see that those who seek righteousness will be satisfied, the poor in spirit will inherit God’s kingdom, those who mourn will be comforted, the pure in heart will see God, and those who are peacemakers will be called children of God. For us to be blessed, God must be with us. In other words, true blessedness can only be found in a relationship with God through Christ (John 4:14; Psalm 63:1–5; John 1:4; Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:; Ephesians 3:18–19).

 

Given that definition of blessedness, even those who are materially or physically poor can be incredibly blessed. Those who know Christ find joy, contentment, and satisfaction in Him, growing in Christlikeness and understanding God’s love, grace, and mercy. These people receive spiritual blessings abound and are far more blessed than any CEO of a billion-dollar company who does not walk with Christ.

What Makes a Blessed Prayer?

Being blessed means having a relationship with Christ and being adopted as God’s child. This brings happiness, fulfillment, purpose, the conquering of sin, and other spiritual blessings. That means a blessed prayer is any prayer that stems from one’s relationship with God and His will. It does not have to be a perfect prayer, a lengthy one, or one filled with eloquence. A prayer based on one’s communion with God is already blessed.

That spiritual truth should bring us comfort because it means even when we are in emotional distress and don’t know the words to say, our prayers are blessed. The Bible tells us that our Spirit groans and prays on our behalf (Romans 8:26–27). Prayer is about communing with God. The fact that we get to enjoy being ministered by the Spirit in God’s presence as we come to Him in prayer, pour out to Him, are filled by His grace, and receive His Mercy is to already be blessed. God can make sense even out of a prayer made in distress.

Hence, come to the throne of God’s grace (Hebrews 4:16, Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.) and to the loving arms of your Shepherd, Jesus Christ, who is tender and merciful. Your prayer is already blessed as you pray out of your relationship with Him.

Heavenly Father, I thank You because being able to have and enjoy communion with You through prayer and approach You as my Father is already a state of being blessed. May I always value my prayer time, have my heart transformed in prayer, know more about You, and receive more of Your grace in prayer in which I am blessed. In Jesus name, I pray. Amen.

When the Bible talks about being blessed, it pertains more to our souls than to our physical or material states. True blessedness is the prosperity of our soul in Christ and our relationship with God. That is why a prayer that stems from our enjoyment of God and all His benefits gives us a blessed prayer life—no matter our circumstances.