What If Blessings Don’t Require Guilt?
What If Blessings Don’t Require Guilt? I’ve caught myself in this loop more times than I can count: life finally opens up a little, I get a break, a blessing, a moment of joy… and almost instantly, guilt creeps in. “Why me, when people I love are still struggling? Do I deserve this while they don’t?” It’s strange how fast the heart can turn celebration into shame. Some of us were raised on the idea that joy is dangerous, that having more means taking from someone else. Others learned early on that being “too happy” painted a target on our backs. So when blessings arrive, we brace for the backlash instead of breathing them in. But here’s the quiet truth: blessings were never meant to be graded on a curve. Your joy doesn’t steal someone else’s. Your breakthrough doesn’t block theirs. Sometimes, your very blessing is the evidence someone else needs to keep believing that light will find them too. What if blessings are not about comparison at all? What if they’re invitations — to sho...
