One of the songs reminds me of this, and the song goes like this... "We've been blessed to be a blessing; we've been loved to give His love..." It's a simple reminder for those of us who are called His own, God's own. Even God's Words remind and challenge us of this very thing.
Genesis 12:2 "And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:"
2 Corinthians 9:8 "And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:"
God has indeed designed and planned us, who is His, to be a blessing not just to enjoy the blessing He bestows. But before we go further, it might be best for us to understand what "blessing" really means. For others, it means a simple prayer or like giving permission to others esp. when one marries. But looking at the dictionary and basing it from what God's Word intended it to be is this: "A favor or gift (physical and/or spiritual) bestowed by God, thereby bringing joy and happiness." Usually, our perspective of a blessing is limited to physical or material aspects, when in fact, it's more than that. Our good relationship with other people, prayers answered by God, His provisions, His protection, etc. could be a form of blessings and worthy of enjoying and also shared. How? simply by showing that God is the source of it, pointing to Him as our source of abundant blessings and grace. Of course, physical or material things are the ones easily shared, but not, if we have a bitter and unforgiving heart.
If one would understand the blessing that comes from God, we should also understand that a blessing or a "divine favor" is a gift. Not something that we worked for or even earned. Notice the two verses given and carefully studying it, we find that God gives blessing not because we worked for it, not because Abraham did something for the Lord. But one thing is certain, we should have a relationship with God, likened to a God to His people, Creator to His creation, or Father to His son. There should be a relationship toward God to further enjoy His blessings! Actually, even if we don't have a close relationship to the God Who created the universe, we could still enjoy His blessings but surely it is limited. Consider this verse, Matthew 5:45 "That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust." He even sends rain to the good and the evil, therefore allowing even those that are against Him enjoy His blessings. Nevertheless, we know that greater blessing is he/she that have a relationship with Him.
Furthermore, blessing is intended to really be shared. Remember, God loveth a cheerful giver (2 Corinthians 9:7). One of God's nature is to give, to bestow blessings to His own, because God is Love (I John 4:8). And, one description of God's Love is giving. But one thing to take note, not every giving can be an act of Love. There is a saying which goes like this, "You can give without loving, but you can't love without giving." The main point of giving or main point of sharing is actually love. True, divine and genuine Love surely will give, will share; For it does not think of himself (I Cor. 13:5). So, to us who have been loved and who have been given, are we not supposed to do the same to others? Consider another story Jesus spoke of in Matt. 18:23-35, where the Master forgave a servant, yet this forgiven servant have not done the same to his own fellow debtors. Having heard what was done, the Master was angry at the servant, asking him the very same question "Have you not been forgiven, why can't you forgive?" Because of this the Master took him to prison again for he did not show the same compassion as his Master did unto him. Indeed, may we not do the same!
A blessing is a gift and surely it is designed to be shared to others. Let us not be likened unto others simply enjoying the blessings we receive from God and yet don't share it to others; For we indeed are "blessed to be a blessing!"