God’s Goodness…
It seems as if my life at home has been heading down the road full speed ahead lately.
I essentially have 3 toddler/preschoolers running through my home at all hours of the day producing squeals of laughter as they destruct and destroy.
Up until the past few months, my littlest one didn’t quite participate as much.
But based on the looks and the laughs I get from other moms that don’t know me…
I have become THAT mom who has THOSE kids.
Ahhh, man…never thought that would happen.
However, in my attempts to keep searching for something to anchor my sanity, I have to be forever thankful for the goodness God has shown to my family.
He continually shows me, through the daily struggles and laughter my kids bring me, that He has blessed my life with more than I ever imagined.
No…I don’t own a home, I don’t have a beautiful new car, and I surely don’t accessorize myself with all of the latest fashions…
But I will proudly admit that looking over my life these past 27 years, I have been blessed in some pretty amazing ways.
God has always provided me with shelter…from double wide trailers to the in-law’s house, I was never without a warm place to snuggle.
I have never been without a meal for dinner.
There were times when Caleb and I lived on $50/week to feed a family of 5, but we still ate.
God still provided in the times when we had nothing at all.
Through these times, what He provided us with the most was an opportunity to be thankful for His absolute goodness.
I am now completely confident in the fact that God will NEVER give us more than we can handle.
We have all heard that, but have you ever really believed it?
I didn’t, until now.
Last year, I attended a Bible study that changed my way of thinking and opened my heart to the goodness of our Lord.
This particular verse, Ephesians 3:20, was repeated week after week and I will never forget what it says or what it means for my life today.
“Now unto him that is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.”
Death Valley, California
Amazing.
He works in ways that “exceed abundantly”…meaning whatever we ask of Him will be surpassed by something far greater and far better than we could ever imagine!
I love that, it gives me peace as I pray, knowing that my problems WILL be solved…in a perfect way that I can not fathom.
My life is proof of this…I never imagined I’d live in Las Vegas…but I never imagined that I would one day discover that my life is full of amazing blessings either!
And I’m afraid it would have taken me much longer to learn this had I not gone through the darkness.
Thank you Lord for your goodness, thank you for finally allowing me to see the amazing result of a continuous personal struggle.
