We're "blessed"?

I here it all the time.. "I'm blessed", but what does that really mean? I've been studying Matthew chapter 5 lately and it amazes me so much!

 This chapter is exactly how the christian life is supposed to look like. For some of us being blessed is in what we have.. like how great our family is, or that we have a house to live in, or that we have great friends or we are happy with what we just got for a present. The list goes on and on, but what about when all that goes away or goes wrong? Are we still "blessed"? It may be hard to feel like we are, but  the answer is yes, we are. Then what about people who don't have any of that stuff period? Are they blessed? Yes. Let me just quote a few verses from chapter 5 it explains what being blessed actually is. (I know this is a lot, but I dare you to read it all, it changed the way I look at life):

“You’re blessed when you feel you’ve lost what is most dear to you. Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you.
⁵ “You’re blessed when you’re content with just who you are—no more, no less. That’s the moment you find yourselves proud owners of everything that can’t be bought.

⁶ “You’re blessed when you’ve worked up a good appetite for God. He’s food and drink in the best meal you’ll ever eat.

⁸ “You’re blessed when you get your inside world—your mind and heart—put right. Then you can see God in the outside world.

¹⁰ “You’re blessed when your commitment to God provokes persecution. The persecution drives you even deeper into God’s kingdom.

^11-12 “Not only that—count yourselves blessed every time people put you down or throw you out or speak lies about you to discredit me. What it means is that the truth is too close for comfort and they are uncomfortable. You can be glad when that happens—give a cheer, even!—for though they don’t like it, I do! And all heaven applauds. And know that you are in good company. My prophets and witnesses have always gotten into this kind of trouble.

So guys, we are blessed. No matter what you do or do not have. Being blessed can mean more than what you posses as material things, because they will go away. Remember that, it can really be hard sometimes. This week was really hard for me to feel blessed or thankful, everything went wrong, it was one thing after another. But in the end I look at these verses and guess what? I'm still blessed.