Blessing Offor: Seeing God’s Light
Blessing Offor: Seeing God’s Light In The Darkness
Do you like to sing in the car?
Well, me too.
A big thanks to my husband for not covering his ears.
My current favorite song for gracing the cars next to me with song (wink wink) is a No. 1 radio hit, “The Goodness” by Toby Mac.
When I noticed the other vocalist’s name who Toby was featuring in the song, I just had to look him up.
In one word, “amazing.”
Are you familiar with Christian musician, vocalist, and songwriter – Blessing Offor?
There are so many wonderful things to say about this man and yes, “Blessing” is his real first name.
Blessing has already collaborated with many top Christian artists and shared his own vocal expertise on Season 7 of The Voice.
A virtuoso on the piano, Blessing (in his own right) has been called “a force to be reckoned within the music stratosphere” and rightfully so. (JFH News, 2022)1
But there’s much more.
Born in Nigeria, Blessing knows what it means to face overwhelming challenges. Congenital Glaucoma, combined with a freak accident later in elementary school, claimed all of his vision before he turned eleven years old.
Even so, he has a gift from God that continues to shine through the challenges he faces.
His incredible voice and the joyful attitude I saw him display in an interview drew me to his music.
Released last year, the song “Tin Roof” is one of my favorites. Not only just for Christians, it strikes a chord for anyone who is in the midst of despair.
As Christians though, we know that through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, our sorrows are washed away once we’re in Heaven.
That beautiful analogy is like the comforting sounds of raindrops on a tin roof.
Blessing Offor: Seeing God’s Light
How do we react when we face overwhelming challenges in our life?
Do we dwell in anger over our suffering, or do we look forward to a brighter day?
Even though Blessing faces a daily challenge that most of us can’t even imagine, he’s never given up on his dreams . . . or on God.
When you find that your faith is up to the challenge and in fact grows for the challenge, it’s a kind of joy that nothing else can touch. – Blessing Offor.2
Earlier this year, Blessing released his full length debut album titled “My Tribe.”
Here’s a favorite – the soul-searching and faith-affirming song, “Believe.”
Blessing Offor’s upcoming tour starts March 2nd of this year. You can find his tour schedule here.
Face the problems head on, ask questions, ask God the tough questions, but don’t give up.
We are all going to go through hard things, really hard things, but we can have the confidence to know that there will be brighter days ahead.
“Even if He doesn’t save your eyesight, He’s still good.” – Blessing Offor.3
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1From JFH News Report via PFA Media, No. 1 Artist Blessing Offor Shares Soaring live Video For Single Believe. (November 11, 2022). https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/news/2022/11/11.BlessingOfforReleasesLiveVideoforBelieve.asp
2-3Blessing Offor interview. “How Losing His Sight Affected Blessing Offor’s Faith.” [YouTube]. March 8, 2022, Web. Accessed February 16, 2023. Retrieved from: Interview With Blessing Offor
