Enough?

Now to Him who is able to do Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think,  according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations ~Ephesians 3:20-21

Jesus gets me so excited!  The way He confirms His Word just amazes me.  I should be use to it by now, but I never want to lose my awe for the Lord.  I never want to think I have grasped all of Him because I never will.  Yet, amazingly what He gives me always completes me and fills me up.  It keeps me yearning for more.  I stay thirsty and His well of love and truth never disappoints.

This morning I was blessed to read two insightful and powerful devotions that honed in on the word enough. I took away a few things that I want to share.  First, knowing God from an intellectual perspective is not enough.  What is in our heads must move to our hearts so that we can have a change in our mindset. My mind will not just seek to know about Him, but I will seek to be a part of His life and He mine.  In essence relationship where time spent in His word establishes me and roots me in His love.  It is only that space, as He resides in my heart, that I will begin to grasp how deep, wide, and long His love for me is. The beautiful thing is that He is so much that I will never grasp Him completely, yet He fills me to the brim.( Ephesians 3:16-19)

This leads to my second take away.  I must stop limiting God.  His love and grace is continually flowing and in order to keep being filled I must empty myself.  There is always more room in me for Him.  I can’t contain all that He wants to do in and for me.  So I must stop trying to put limits on Him.  My Father wants to bless me exceedingly and abundantly above anything that I can even think to ask for( Ephesians 3:20).  Yet, so often I settle. I operate as if I have “enough”.   I don’t operate in the power that is at work in me.  I let my little mustard seed of faith stay tiny.  I don’t ask God for big things.  I only ask for just enough. Oh sure,   I cover this type of thinking by saying that I am trying to humble or not greedy.  But God says He will give me the desires of my heart if I delight myself in Him( Psalm 37:4)  

Therefore, if my heart is aligned to His character, Word, and will then why not ask for the big stuff? Why not ask for freedom from debt so that I can use my income to Sis seeds into the kingdom instead of a creditor? Why not ask for complete healing in my body so that I can minister, worship, and praise?  Why not ask for reconciliation in marriages so that our families can be strong and united in Christ?  Why not ask for the spirit of rebellion to be broken in the lives of students in the classroom? Why not ask for more than enough so that God will be glorified when others witness His power flowing? Asking God to fulfill His Word is not being greedy or ungrateful.  I am just going to the source who supplies my needs.  I need more of Him. 

Jesus, You are the only thing that is enough and I will never have enough of You.  So please empty me so that I can grasp more of your love.  Fill me with your Spirit.  Increase my faith and keep me from limiting your blessings in my life.  Change my heart and my thinking so that it is in line with what You want for me.  Give me the courage to ask You for things great and small believing that You will supply all of my needs exceedingly and abundantly above all that I can r en ask or think. In Jesus name. Amen