{"id":81,"date":"2026-04-07T00:08:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T07:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=81"},"modified":"2026-04-01T21:38:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T04:38:02","slug":"showers-of-blessings-day-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/showers-of-blessings-day-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 7
\nBlessing: \u00a0Blessed in Obedience
\n<\/u>Praise the LORD! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, Who delights greatly in His commandments.\u00a0 Psalm 112:1
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Shortly after I accepted Christ and began living the Christian life, some of my un-saved family wanted to buy a Ouija Board for my daughter for her birthday.\u00a0 I said absolutely not because God’s word said we are not to dabble in the occult.\u00a0 They mocked me, saying it was just a game and would cause no harm, but I stood firm in what I believed and said “No, I will not have such a thing in my home nor let my daughter play with it, as it is against God’s word.\u00a0 God has commanded us to stay away from that sort of thing to protect us from evil.”
\nI delighted greatly to obey the Lord, not because I felt it was my duty to do so, but because I loved Him and wanted to do what He said, knowing it was for my, and my daughter’s best interest, and I believe we were blessed because of my obedience, as my family was witnessed to by me standing firm in my beliefs, and my daughter was protected from evil influences.<\/p>\n

Delighting greatly to do the Lord\u2019s commandments, is more than just obeying a law or rule out of duty, it is doing so because we love Him and want to please Him.\u00a0
\n<\/u>When we fear the Lord, we respect His words and want to honor and obey Him.\u00a0 We delight in doing His will.\u00a0 We know that we can trust Him and that He would not tell us to do anything that is not for our good.\u00a0 So, when we listen to Him, and obey Him, we are blessed because we are doing what is best for our lives.<\/p>\n

Read all of Psalm 112 and you will see many blessings that those who fear the Lord and delight greatly in His commandments receive.<\/p>\n

\u00a92023\u00a0 SGLY Ministry www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 7 Blessing: \u00a0Blessed in Obedience Praise the LORD! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, Who delights greatly in His commandments.\u00a0 Psalm 112:1 Message: Shortly after I accepted Christ and began living the Christian life, some of my un-saved family wanted to buy a Ouija Board for my daughter for…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2527,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[3526,36,3,37,38,30,5,32],"class_list":["post-81","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-showers-of-blessings","tag-april-2026","tag-blessed","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-obedience","tag-psalm-1121","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-showers-of-blessings","tag-smile-god-loves-you"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SB-7-Psalm-112.1.jpg?fit=354%2C472&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":114,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/showers-of-blessings-day-15\/","url_meta":{"origin":81,"position":0},"title":"Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 15","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"April 15, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 15 Blessing: Heritage For You, O God, have heard my vows; You have given me the heritage of those who fear Your name.\u00a0 Psalm 61:5 Message: \"Answered prayers are such a blessing!\u00a0 God is so good!\" I exclaimed, as I was handed the keys to my\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Showers of Blessings"","block_context":{"text":"Showers of Blessings","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/category\/showers-of-blessings\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"SB-15-Psalm-61.5","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SB-15-Psalm-61.5.jpg?fit=354%2C472&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":87,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/showers-of-blessings-day-8\/","url_meta":{"origin":81,"position":1},"title":"Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 8","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"April 8, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 8 Blessing: \u00a0Blessed with Companionship I am a companion of all who [reverently] fear You, And of those who keep and\u00a0honor Your precepts..\u00a0 Psalm 119:63 AMP Message: When I told a co-worker I was going out to lunch with my family, she looked surprised.\u00a0 \u201cI thought\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Showers of Blessings"","block_context":{"text":"Showers of Blessings","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/category\/showers-of-blessings\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"SB-8-Psalm-119.63","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SB-8-Psalm-119.63.jpg?fit=354%2C472&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":132,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/132-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":81,"position":2},"title":"Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 19","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"April 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 19 Blessing: \u00a0God\u2019s Steadfast Love For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; Psalm\u00a0103:11 ESV Message: I remember, even though it\u2019s been years ago now, when I first heard and really began to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Showers of Blessings"","block_context":{"text":"Showers of Blessings","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/category\/showers-of-blessings\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"SB-19-Psalm-103.11","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SB-19-Psalm-103.11.jpg?fit=354%2C472&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":144,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/showers-of-blessings-day-22\/","url_meta":{"origin":81,"position":3},"title":"Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 22","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"April 22, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 22 Blessing: \u00a0Increased Blessings Upon Us and Our Children He will bless those who fear the LORD, Both small and great. 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