Too Little

We live in extremes. We go from hot to cold. We live in seasons of feast and famine. We teeter totter between wrong and right. The goal is always balance, but that requires preparation. What have we stored up? How do we live in lack? We know how to thrive in abundance, but how do we thrive in too little? The answer is not logical. In every biblical instance of lack and multiplication, there was sacrifice.  When Jesus fed the multitude, it was a boy who gave his last. When the widow was content with death, she gave her last cruse of oil. When Simon Peter was done fishing, Jesus told him to cast out his net. For some of us, the answer of how to thrive in too little is preparation. For others, the answer is sacrifice. Ultimately, we have to give what we have to God and let him multiply it. 

God is Able

Ephesians 3:20 (NKJV) Now to 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, forever and ever. Amen.

I'm at the place in my life where I have experienced "above all I can think or ask." I have learned to pray big prayers. I have an expectation built on big faith. I have experienced God's love in the valley. I have felt his comfort in seasons of loneliness, and I've learned that God is still in control and more importantly, God is able. My life, my dreams, my aspirations are nothing without God's ability. It is not through my strength, but His. It is not through my power, but His. Trust that God can do the exceedingly abundant in your life. God is able.

Thrive

We are creatures of habit. We have routines, schedules, calendar invites, and all sorts of alarms, alerts, and notifications to keep us on task. We "pencil in" people in our agendas. We workout during our lunch break, or we just work through our lunch. So, we can write it off as a "business lunch." We are so busy. But, are we really living this life that God gave us? Is our life exceedingly abundantly beyond what we could think or ask? Are we thriving or just surviving? If we really want to be honest with ourselves, it's the latter. We have achieved a degree of comfort, and we have set our lives on cruise control. We re-adjust if we hit a bump, but most of us have a rather mundane existence. It's time to shake things up. Don't just survive. Thrive! 

"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style."-Maya Angelou