Who Am I Really Blessing?

Proverbs 27:¹⁴Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice,
rising early in the morning,
will be counted as cursing.

Romans 15: ¹ We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. ² Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. ³For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me."

I think in Proverbs 27:14, Solomon is saying that if you boast about your righteousness to your neighbors then it is the same as sinning. Blessings are done in humility and when they are not done in that way, they are no different than cursing. We have the example of Jesus in that Paul says Jesus did not bless others to build himself up, but rather to heap curses upon himself so that others may be blessed.

Am I boastful in my blessings? I like to say "God bless you" to people in my letters, emails, etc. Do I really mean it? Am I saying it just so I can look righteous? I have to admit, when I see those signs of the homeless on the side of the road, and it says "I'm hungry. Need job and food. God bless you" I don't really think they mean it. I don't really think they believe in God. I also don't really think they mean to bless me through God, they just want to seem like "good" people. I think all these things about others, but what about myself? I'm twice the hypocrite because I do know God and I do know Jesus. I should be humble when blessing others, but instead I like to make it known how much I pray for them (when sometimes I really haven't been) and so forth. I need to repent. Instead of blessing others, I'm cursing them with my sin! That is horrible! No more "Christianeese talk." I want to be legit. I will bless when God tells me to and not just when I feel like looking like a good Christian.

Heavenly Father, You have been coming down hard on me lately, but I greatly need it and appreciate it. I know You are refining my heart. There is so much junk in there that needs to be cleaned out. Finally, I'm ready to be honest with You and myself. Please forgive me for being boastful in my faith in You. Lord Jesus, help me to be more like You in serving my neighbors. Help me to be the curse for the sake of blessing others. Give me that heart to love as You love. You are Holy, God. May Your will be done on earth. Thank You for all that You provide, it is more than what I need. Keep me from giving into temptation. May all glory go to You, my God. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray, Amen.