Welcome, Family

You have Blessing Blindness.

90% of people do. You've become so accustomed to being blessed that you no longer notice your blessings.

It's like nose blindness—when you stop smelling the odor in your own house that punches visitors in the face. You're surrounded by blessings but can't see them.

The will of God is explicit:

Not in some things. Everything.

Yet gratitude interventions reduce anxiety by 7.76%, depression by 6.89%, and improve mental health by 5.8%. People in the highest third of gratitude scores showed 9% lower risk of dying over 4 years. Gratitude reduces depressive symptoms by 35% in just weeks.

Yet you walk around talking about your "bad day."

🍞 This Week's Bread

• ⏳ The Sign: Why science proves gratitude heals but we stay blind

• 📖 The Word: Psalm 100:4—thanksgiving is the requirement for access

• 🌍 The Witness: Count your blessings or complain—you choose your reality

• 🔥 The Work: Three questions diagnosing your Blessing Blindness

• ⚡ Midweek Power: Wednesday prayer cultivating gratitude

• 🙏 Prayer Corner: Thanksgiving for daily blessings

⏳ The Sign

Gratitude reduces depression 35%. Anxiety drops 7.76%, depression 6.89%. Life satisfaction increases 6.86%. People who journal gratitude sleep better, exercise more, and visit doctors less.

The science is undeniable. So why are you miserable?

Blessing Blindness. You're so accustomed to being blessed that you no longer notice.

Consider: 500 years ago, you'd need 200 servants to provide what technology gives you today—running water, electricity, refrigeration, communication, heat. Yet you act like it's owed to you.

You don't run to the river to wash clothes. You don't lower buckets into wells. You don't carry water for bathing. But you complain about your "hard life."

God tapped you on your shoulder this morning and gave you life to open your eyes. That alone is enough reason for joy—even if nothing else good happened all day.

You have legs, arms, eyes. Not everyone does. You navigated hundreds of thousands of pounds of metal moving on the road and arrived safely. Blessing. You have people who love you. Blessing.

Daily. God loads you with benefits every single day. Yet you walk around sour-faced because you're counting problems instead of blessings.

More good has happened to you today than bad. Your belief in a "bad day" simply proves your unawareness.

📖 The Word

Thanksgiving isn't optional—it's the requirement for access to God.

God doesn't give more to people unthankful for the last gift. Want to approach Him? Come with thanksgiving.

Notice the order:

1. Rejoice always (v. 4) – Live in perpetual joyfulness

2. Let your moderation be known (v. 5) – Self-control, awareness that the Lord is at hand

3. Be careful for nothing (v. 6) – Don't worry about anything

4. By prayer and supplication WITH THANKSGIVING (v. 6) – Pray thankfully

5. RESULT: Peace (v. 7) – God's peace guards your heart

Everyone loves verse 13: "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." But that promise has prerequisites. If you skip verses 4-12, you can't claim verse 13.

To be powerful (v. 13), you must be:

• Joyful – Rejoice always

• Willfully aware – The Lord is at hand

• Prayerful – Everything by prayer

• Thankful – With thanksgiving

• Mindful – Think on pure, just, honest, lovely things (v. 8)

Skip thankfulness? You forfeit power.

🌍 The Witness

Acts 16: Paul and Silas in prison.

Beaten with rods. Backs bleeding. Feet locked in stocks. Midnight in the dungeon. Most would focus on the injustice. The pain. The unfairness. The imprisonment.

But watch what they did:

They sang. Not complained. Not cursed their circumstances. Sang praises.

Why? They were aware of God's presence more than the prison's pain. They counted blessings more than burdens. They had no Blessing Blindness.

The result?

Their thanksgiving at midnight produced deliverance by morning.

Gratitude literally rewires your brain through neuroplasticity. It activates the anterior cingulate cortex and medial prefrontal cortex. The hypothalamus releases dopamine.

Paul and Silas proved it: What you focus on determines your reality. They focused on blessings in the dungeon—and God broke the chains.

You focus on problems in prosperity—and stay imprisoned by ingratitude.

🔥 The Work

1. Am I naturally sad or naturally ungrateful?

If you're "just naturally sad," you're actually just naturally ungrateful.

You're too busy counting problems instead of blessings. Research shows gratitude can increase happiness by 25% and reduce stress hormones by 23%.

Your sadness isn't natural—it's chosen. You're focused on what's wrong instead of what's right.

Name three blessings right now. Woke up? Breathing? Fed? Housed? Loved? If you can't name three, you have Blessing Blindness.

2. What am I aware of more—burdens or blessings?

You're always aware of something. The question is what.

If you're more aware of:

• Your problems than your provisions

• Your pain than your progress

• Your lack than your abundance

You're suffering from Blessing Blindness.

Just 15 minutes journaling about gratitude improves sleep quality and duration. That's how quickly awareness shifts reality.

What are you choosing to focus on?

3. Am I counting blessings or demanding more?

God doesn't give more to the unthankful. If you weren't thankful for legs, why would He give you a car? If you weren't thankful for a job, why would He give you a promotion?

Your thankfulness today seeds tomorrow's harvest. Your ingratitude today blocks tomorrow's blessings.

Are you counting what you have or demanding what you don't?

🙏 PRAYER CORNER

This week, we’re interceding for:

• The 90% suffering from Blessing Blindness

• Hearts focused on problems instead of provision

• Those who've forgotten God's daily benefits

• Minds that need gratitude rewiring

• Thanksgiving that becomes lifestyle, not event

📅 What's Next

🎯 100 Days of Love in Action Challenge
Now - Dec 31st
One intentional act of kindness every day

Virtual Prayer Meeting
Wednesday, November 26th (8-9 PM ET)
[🔗 Join Live] 

🎉 Testimony Night!
November 28th (8-10 PM ET)
Come share your testimonies of God's faithfulness!

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✝️ Final Word

You have Blessing Blindness. So do 90% of people.

The symptoms: Walking around sour-faced. Talking about "bad days." Focused on problems. Unthankful for blessings. Blind to benefits God loads you with daily.

The cure: Awareness. Count your blessings and watch them multiply.

Science proves gratitude reduces depression 35%, anxiety 7.76%, and death risk 9%. It improves sleep, increases exercise, and reduces doctor visits. It rewires your brain, releasing dopamine and strengthening positivity circuits.

But it only works if you're aware.

Daily. Not occasionally. Every single day God blesses you.

You just stopped noticing.

Thanksgiving isn't a holiday—it's a lifestyle. For those willing to count blessings, every day is Thanksgiving Day.

Count your blessings. Watch them multiply. Be grateful. God will be pleased.

And maybe—just maybe—you'll stop walking around talking about your "bad day" when more good happened than bad.

Cure your Blessing Blindness. Start counting.

In His Love,
- Mogaka Events Ministry

Come As You Are is a Spirit-led devotional for young adults hungry for God's presence. Written by Ravi Patel and Chriss Mogaka.