Kel Mitchell - Blessed Mode: 90 Days to Level Up Your Faith

Im Kel Mitchell. You might know me from the beloved sketch show for kids All That (a show I helped make iconic in the nineties and which I am currently producing the recent reboot on Nickelodeon), the spinoff sitcom Kenan & Kel, the film Good Burger, Dancing with the Stars, my time as host of CBSs Best Friends FurEver, and as a panelist on MTVs Deliciousness, the food-themed spinoff of MTVs Ridiculousness, as well as a number of other roles.

But my favorite role might surprise you. I followed the path God had been preparing for me: I became a youth pastor.

Not many pastors stay in the entertainment business while still pastoring (I know of one: Mr. Fred Rogers), but Ive been so incredibly blessed and so inspired by Gods love that I had to give back. God has changed my life in profound ways. For more than eight years, I have been involved in Helps Ministry at my church, Spirit Food Christian Center, and three years ago, Pastor Garry D. Zeigler saw Gods call on my life to teach youth. So when Im not acting, producing, or working on the honey-do list for my beautiful wife, Asia, and daddy duties for my awesome children, Im at Spirit Food Christian Center and out in my community, speaking to youth across the country, encouraging them to trust in the Lord and follow their dreams, to inspire others, and to fulfill the life God has for them.

Now I want to bring some of the lessons Ive learned into a devotional full of inspiration for those who long to walk in Gods grace and wake up every day expecting to receive blessings because of their obedience in trusting the Lord with all their heart.

Whats it about? This devotional focuses on one of my favorite subjects: Gods blessings, the gifts we receive when we put total trust and faith in Him. Each entry focuses on how to notice blessings, receive blessings, share blessings, and create blessings for others.

Who is it for? This devotional is for anyone! Its for anyone looking to strengthen their relationship with God, but its especially for people who feel stuck or are seeking renewed inspiration. We all stumble on this journey of life. Sometimes we create emotional walls and blocks that are so high and wide that we cant see our way out. These walls can begin to feel like actual physical walls, blocking us from a blessed future.

But I want to show you that you can break through these emotional walls by changing your perspective! When we focus on the One who can show us the way out of a world of setbacks, well see a world full of blessings.

The Lord gives us hope. He said it to us loud and clear in the Bible:

For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you, says the L ORD , plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope (Jeremiah 29:11 AMP ).

When you focus on the One who can give you a blessed future, He will give you concrete plans to get there.

Why did I write it? To encourage you! Too often, people make the mistake of trying to break through their emotional walls on their own, thinking they can solve lifes problems alone. I did the same thing, and for years my negative thoughts controlled my life. I would make bad decisions and feel guilty every time I repeated a mistake, telling myself over and over that if I hadnt messed up, Id be experiencing Gods blessings by now.

I was so consumed by past mistakes that I had constant anxiety about the future. It got so bad that I felt for a while like I was slowly vanishing. The Enemy would have loved for me to give up and turn off the light God had put inside me. But I chose to seek the Light!

Everything changed for me when I decided to be obedient and have faith in Gods Word and in His promise to give me a bright future and a continual hope. So I began working to release my negative mindset and pursue real change in my life. I knew this wouldnt be easy, but when I put my full faith in God, I began seeing ways to go after the blessings on the other side of that emotional wall. I decided to create a joyful future! I picked up the sledgehammer of faith and slammed it against that wall of regret and negativity.