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Living in the abundance of God
Psalm 23 unfolds for us the radiant abundance of the Shepherd who provides for us life without lack. “We are blessed to live in a world where there is a fully self-sufficient, generous God who wants to provide what is best for us and loves us more than we could ever imagine.” — Dallas Willard, Life Without Lack
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Words of abundance
“A life without lack is a life in which one is completely satisfied and sustained, no matter what happens.” — Dallas Willard, Life Without Lack
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Moving from scarcity to abundance
A prayer for the day: We are constricted by stories of scarcity. Break through these false tales with the surprising truth of abundance. May we bask in your shalom and then perform your story of generosity over and over again. Amen. (Walter Brueggemann, A Way Other than Our Own)
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The mind set on God — true abundance
Reading for today: Psalm 42, 43, 85, 86 Gen. 46:1-7, 28-34 1 Cor. 9:1-15 Mark 6:47-56 Our need is to turn our minds to Christ. Our problem is that we are self-obsessed. “Teach me your way, Lord; so that I can walk in your truth. Make my heart focused only on honoring your name.” — Ps. 86:11 Some thoughts from…
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The blessedness of his presence
In my reading list, I moved from the end of Romans 8 to the beginning of Psalm 23.
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Blessings! Power! Abundance! All YOURS!
Imagine a life where you have wealth and satisfaction! Your children are serving God! Your enemies can’t win! You build a legacy! All YOURS! There is something in me that now wants to say, “All yours for a seed faith offering… operators are standing by!” But audacious claims like that can happen. They can feed certain desires in our own…
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Prosperity
Growing into adulthood in the age of the “prosperity gospel” there was the misuse of 3 John v. 2 about prospering “as your soul prospers.” A newer translation says this: 2 Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. (NIV) I don’t know…
Tag: Abundance
