Bookmark this blog and come back to it day after day until these verses become a part of you. I challenge you to declare these out loud in your personal prayer time over the next few weeks and see what the Lord does in your life. We've also turned them into confessions for you. Here you will see 101 Scripture references about wealth, abundance and prosperity. The below list comes from an intense online e-course that we have created called, "Fish Come First." If you'd like learn more about this subject, be sure to check it out by clicking HERE. If you've had a bad taste in your mouth concerning this subject, have been on the fence, or fully on board with it, this blog is for you! The written Word of God contains many Scriptures on the topic of Divine abundance. For many, it is highly controversial however, despite this disdain for the subject from some, the Bible remains true. These are the questions that rattle around in my brain, but I say again: teach me to number my days, Lord.In the society we live in, the subject of Biblical prosperity has become a topic of disagreement, bitterness, and confusion. It causes me to ask these kinds of questions:Īm I satisfied with how I’ve lived my life thus far? What would I change? Am I loving my people well? Does my life point to Jesus? What a tiny drop in the scheme of it all. When I sit with the reality of 34 years on this earth and the hope for many more (although, we’re never guaranteed anything) the knowledge humbles me. Because I’m confident sometime I’ll sit at the kitchen counter aching to be interrupted by my kiddos, but they’ll likely be busy building the life they’re meant for. Together, we are learning to number our days. And certainly we try for it, but these are the years of interruptions by small people who need us. After hours of soothing small bodies and crying tinies, I want to just be with him sometimes. Sometimes I feel frustrated that we don’t get more time to ourselves. And here he is, giving this deep connectedness to our kiddos. What an honor to watch him be the father I ached for. I see my husband and the type of partner he is, and I feel grateful. Just last night she lost her first tooth, and my mama heart almost wept at the milestones that are coming faster and faster. Now at night when I go in, briefly, to check on her, I make myself memorize her small face so I don’t forget and I number my days with her. I watch my T girl, and I can feel my heart literally hurt as I see her body start to become long and lean, as she begins to throw off the form of her young days and replace it with the touch of the woman she’ll become. I realize that he will only be this little for so long. I can miss out on his tiny full lips and his blossoming personality.Īnd so I sit with this, and I number my days. I can forget, so easily, how we longed to meet him. And yet in my rush to be productive or to feel significant I can miss out on seeing it too. I write these words with my 11 week old strapped to my chest and most days I can connect to the gift he is. Even now in the midst of some long nights and days, I’m tempted to throw out all I’ve learned. I haven’t always been great at this practice, if I’m honest. It’s only when we pause to survey what is right in front of us that we are able to see it clearly. It’s in doing this that we often experience deep gratitude. This is where I suspect my wonder at another birthday comes from-attempting to number my days. “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (Psalm 90:12 NIV). But more in a I can’t believe time is passing kind of way. It didn’t actually though, because usually I’ve been talking about it for a bit. Every year I say to my husband, “I can’t believe it’s my birthday again!” And every year he says with a little smile, “Yep, it really snuck up on us.” Today I turn 34, which feels ridiculous, really.
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