By Andrea Merrell
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.
Ephesians 3:20 NKJV
The girl’s perception of God was disconcerting. “God
doesn’t love me. He doesn’t heal. He doesn’t bless. He’s never done anything
for me. I’m not even sure He exists.”
Too many times our perception of God is created by
our own misguided thinking. As one pastor puts it, “I honestly believe in the
Western church we have so created God in our own image we’ve lost sight of His
true character.”
God’s character is to love. He is love. More
attributes of His character are: healing, giving, compassion, faithfulness, joy, peace, wisdom, guidance, and every manner of blessing. He is a God of
abundance—not a God of just barely enough to get by.
So, why don’t we experience His abundance? Because
we don’t believe it or expect it. We have allowed the Enemy to convince us that
a poverty mentality is “spiritual” … that God is withholding His goodness
either to keep us humble or because we don’t deserve it.
In reality, when we stay intimately connected to
the Father, blessings just naturally flow in every area of our life. When we
don’t believe or expect that to happen—and we keep our eyes and heart elsewhere—we
miss much of what God wants to do for us. When we try to keep God in the
proverbial box, we limit what He can do, wants to do, and will do in our lives.
God is good—all the time. And He wants to pour out
His blessings on me and on you. All we have to do is bring our thinking in line
with His Word and let God be God.
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