The Power to Bless
- Christian Living
- Publisher: Baker Books (Baker Publishing Group)
- Published: 2025
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Publisher's Description
Blessed people flourish by a power that transcends human talent or hard work--a mystical grace empowers them to be joyful and fruitful. But does it ever feel like others are blessed while you're stuck? With honesty and warmth, Alan Wright shares his inspiring journey from craving blessing to living the blessed life. The absence of his father's affirmation left him struggling for years with symptoms of the unblessed life: shame, pretense, and drift. But when he grasped the most powerful blessing in the Old Testament--the mysterious, ancient blessing of Ephraim and Manasseh--he learned how to receive blessing and how to bless the lives of his loved ones. And you can too. With biblical insight and practical wisdom, The Power to Bless shows you how to craft a positive, faith-filled blessing. By learning a few simple, biblical skills for imparting life-changing blessings, you'll be more spiritually blessed than you'd ever imagined, and you'll be equipped with the power to bless the people you love.
Endorsements (11)
“Want to be blessed? Many of us believe if we work hard and succeed, we will be. But my friend Alan Wright explains how that’s totally backwards! The blessing isn’t a reward for productivity but the fuel for it. This book will not only inspire you but give practical instructions to speak a blessing over others. I recommend it!”
“What a wonderful and refreshing book! Not only will this book offer a practical and powerful way to give blessing to others, it will bless you. If you’ve ever struggled with shame, pretense, loneliness, or drift (and I do), get ready to be blessed and to bless others.”
“I’m thrilled that Alan Wright is putting this great truth of blessing in the context of the gospel. Understanding the privilege we’re given to put words to the truth of Jesus’s finished work is so life-giving. We are blessed to be able to bless.”
“In a season when so many people crave life-giving words, Alan’s book is a call to speak blessing and watch as lives change. We are meant to give blessings, not just receive them, so let’s begin speaking the words the world needs to hear.”
“Every spouse, parent, teacher, boss, and coach needs to read this book. Yes, hurt people may hurt people, but Pastor Alan brilliantly shows us how blessed people bless people—by the transforming power of the gospel!”
“In the Bible there’s a hidden principle that can be called ‘blessing by association,’ which is the reality of being verbally, prayerfully, and practically charged by others to succeed. It is far more powerful than merely wishing someone well. Pastor Alan unlocks this divine asset. Just as physical wealth or poverty is transferred from one generation to the next, spoken blessings can also transfer spiritual wealth to the next generation!”
“Alan is a creative communicator and storyteller for whom words are like paint colors on an artist’s brush. He’s insightful, funny, tender, and deep. This book fed my brain and my heart. Sometimes I found myself intellectually delighted while simultaneously tearing up. Alan helps us see and feel the power of blessing.”
“With so many people living through an epidemic of inferiority, one caused by a secular view of self instead of a biblical one, The Power to Bless solidifies the foundation on which we ought to stand. Alan Wright has given us an inspiring, accessible, and practical work to help us change our approach both to self and to others.”
““If we can only learn to bless and empower others as this book teaches, we will see real changes happening in homes, churches, and the lives of those we love.”
“Alan Wright’s newest book, The Power to Bless, is a breath of fresh air for discouraged and disheartened people. His insight on the hidden potential residing in each person is the perfect prescription to inject new life and hope into weary hearts. You have a treasure hidden deep within you—a tangible glory to manifest God’s divine purpose for your life.”
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