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Rich indeed (1 Corinthians 4:7-8)

Scripture of the Day: 1 Corinthians 4:7b-8a
What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not? Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich!

I am afraid I am in a "want" phase currently. This applies largely to things that we don't have and I should note, things that we don't need! We are just fine where we're at.

God is trying to work on this in me through this verse today - just as he was doing the same thing back in 2009 (I was writing in an old journal and came across an entry from 10/14/09 in which I was working on this very thing). Oh, how I wish I could learn a lesson just once and it would stick. Instead I am just like my 3 year old and need to be gently reminded (or more severely reprimanded) over and over and over! 

I may not have an overabundance of "stuff" but everything I do have, I have because the Lord has blessed me with it. My new favorite quote is from Susan Merrill in The Passionate Mom, "I don’t really believe you can “love” stuff—houses, careers, money. You may desire it. You may think you love it, but that is your eye trying to trick your heart. When your heart stops, you eyes will close and what you really love will be clear as day. That is your real passion."

When I look beyond the things that I think I want, and look at the love that I already have, it is possible to see that I really do have all that I want. In that, I am already rich. 

I encourage you today to look at your life through a lens of love instead of material goods. See the blessings God has provided and thank him for the "richness" in your life because of them. 

Closing Prayer:

Heavenly Father God, thank you for the abundance of love you have put in my life. My husband, my son, my family, and my sisters in Christ make me rich indeed. When I look at life that way I can see that I really do have all that I want. Please help us remember the blessings and positive things in our life instead of glossing over them like they don't exist. I ask this in Jesus' name. Amen.

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