Summary: - what you believe about God will determine your future - number one attribute of God is kindness - it leads us to repentance - Ps. 65:11 (NLT) NKJV says that our paths will drip with abundance - Ps. 119:68, Gen 1:28 - very first thing God did was bless Adam and Eve Ps. 111 talks about the person of God, Ps. 112 talks about the people of God - hallelujah - praise - it changes the atmosphere of our life - it redirects the focus from me to He (Josh 6:20, Ps. 100:4) - qualities of a blessed life: 1. fears the Lord (Ps. 112:1) - fear, not in the being afraid sense, but in honor, revere, obey, and trust (Deut. 30:19-20 NLT) - God's given us a choice 2. loves God's Word (v1) (Josh 1:8-9 MSG) - trust and obey by being in God's Word - God is with you every step you take 3. family is blessed (v2) a great legacy is the successful example of your life (Ps. 37:25-26) - what we do today matters, it will influence generations 4. welth and riches are in their house (v3) (Ps. 35:27 - God takes pleasure in blessing you) Prov. 10:22 - the key is what we put first, generous people look for ways to bless others, it is a lifestyle 5. their difficult times are blessed (v4) (Ps. 46:1, 23:4, Heb 13:5 NIV, Isa 26:3 NIV) - we live from the inside out
