Christianity has been completely corrupted in the pursuit of being blessed. Too many teachers and preachers have taken the focus off of sound doctrine and true worship and placed it instead to the idea of being blessed with things, stuff, money, bigger buildings, larger ministries -- which even non-believers know cannot bring real happiness.
The [wrong] thinking is that if God loves you and you are in His will, you exercise faith, and His favor rests upon you, then He will bless you with a lot of extra things above and beyond what you'd have if you were just an ordinary believer. And we've fooled ourselves into thinking that if we do have some material wealth, it was God who blessed us with it.
This is not what the Bible teaches. What is a blessing? And is it a result of faith?
Hebrews is often called the "Hall of Faith" It is the Scriptural record of those individuals throughout biblical history who had great faith. The examples we find here are a roadmap -- a guide -- to understanding true faith and the result of that faith. Look at verses Chapter 11: 36-40:
For those who have fear, Jesus is there. For those who suffer financial collapse, Jesus is there. David said, Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I'll not fear. why Jesus is there.The Hebrews writer promises, He will never leave us. He will never forsake us.I want a friendship with Jesus. I want Him with me.I want Jesus with me in temptations. I want Jesus with me in trials. I want Jesus with me in death. I have complete faith that is with me, ever step of my journey.Hebrews 11.6 tells us, Without faith, it is impossible to please Him. Acknowledging, Admitting, Confessing, Repenting of our sins with broken hearts then be baptized makes us a child of our Lord Jesus ,in John 15 Love each other as I have loved you.