Seek Righteousness.

¹⁰ When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;
   when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy. (Prov.10:10)
Which one would you like to be? We see here how gnarly of a comparison Solomon gives us between the righteous and the wicked. I don't know about you but I think that would be awesome if people would be happy for me when good things happen to me. I would hate for people to have bitterness and resentment towards me when good things happen to me. How crappy would that feel to know that people would shout for joy when you perish? To make this a little more clear I think of my pastor/friend/big brother PJ. He is so blessed. He has the wife, the awesome kids, a home, and a great ministry. He has everything I want and hope for. Some people might look at his situation and think he's lucky or ask why does he get all those things? I believe with all my heart that PJ has been so blessed in his life because he tries his best to walk righteously and blameless in the sight of the Lord. Just like the city rejoices, I know that I rejoice everytime PJ prosepers. Now I'm not saying that if you live righteously that your life will end up like his, I can't say that because I don't know what God has instore for you. But if you live a life of righteouness, when blessings come your way instead of people mocking you they we realize that you were just obeying God and your blessings will be well deserved!!!
So why should we really seek righteousness? We know that it's because that's what God asks of us but is there really any benefits that come from this? Of course there is, why else would I ask :-)? Here's what Solomon says about this:
¹⁹ Truly the righteous attain life,
   but whoever pursues evil finds death. (Prov. 10:19)
So if you've been asking God for an abundant life or just blessings in your life but feel that nothing is happening I would suggest that you stop looking at God and asking what's wrong with him and start looking at yourself and ask what's wrong with me? I know I'm guilty of this and this is something that the Lord is working on me during this season of my life. So my prayer for us is that instead of looking at God wondering where he is, we would look at ourselves and work on our walks with the Lord. I  pray that would wouldn't focus so much on the outcome of his blessings but we would focus on what we need to do in order to recieve the blessings. I pray for faith and strength for us to continue to let God be God.