God is really blessing us right now.
I mean really really blessing.

He’s blessing Elevation Church. We’ve had well over 800 people in attendance the last 3 weeks, even this Sunday, the Sunday after Thanksgiving.

We’re gearing up to baptize hopefully close to 50 people this coming Sunday.

A friend of mine who’s on staff at a local church visited Elevation this morning and he said he cried through the whole service because it was so evident that God is at work in a “mind blowing” way. I agree.

God is also blessing me and Holly-emotionally, spiritually, physically, and financially. If there are any other categories of blessing, He’s blessing us in those too.

We have a beautiful baby boy. He did just spill a 32 oz. cup of tea on the carpet. But we still love him, and are so blessed to have him.

God just provided me with a new car. Well, it’s new to me. An ‘04 Maxima. It’s black and it’s fast and it’s the nicest car I’ve ever owned by far. Gotta love heated seats and heated steering wheel. I didn’t know there was such a thing. The windows are tinted really dark (like, illegally dark). Just call me Pastor Steven Soprano. Seriously, I’m thankful for it. It’s a nice ride.

We live in a nice, spacious house, have tons of friends, and will be able to buy good gifts for the people we love this Christmas. My son will get more new stuff in December this year than some 50 year old just a few miles from here has ever gotten in his life.

How does this make me feel? How should it make me feel? What’s the right thing to do when you know God is blessing you?

I do know what the wrong responses are:

1. Feeling guilty about it.
2. Feeling proud about it.

What are the right responses?

1. Leverage the blessings for the glory of God.
2. Stay low.
This morning as I was getting ready for church I was watching a preacher on TV (of course I was). This man is a multi millionaire. He’s written dozens of books and pastors one of the largest churches in America. His first name sounds like TV. His last name rhymes with cakes. (He’s one of my favorite preachers, by the way.)

He was preaching on humility.

I was very interested to hear what he would say about humility. Because he’s loaded with cash and travels with an entourage that makes the president look lonely. We often think these factors are the antithesis of humility.

But I like what he said.

He said that every time God blesses you, you’ve got to find a way to get down low. You’ve got to realize that you’re blessed to bless. Find a way to give it back. Don’t apologize for it, but don’t act like you deserve it either.

God spoke to my heart, and instructed me to continue building into my life intentional and strategic opportunities for humility.

Today on my way home from church God gave me an opportunity to get down low. I’m not going to post the details of it, it’s a private thing.

But I want to share with you what’s going on in my heart these days as I attempt to enjoy and manage the blessings of God.

I realize He could take it all away tomorrow. And if He does, He’s still God.

In the meantime, I am determined to inventory and reinvest every single blessing that God entrusts to me.

You’re blessed too, right?

Don’t apologize for it or second guess it. He’s God. He does what He pleases.

Instead, leverage it. And get down low. Limbo. How low can you go?