More Than Enough

     It was a summer Saturday evening about twenty years ago. The picture is etched in my mind. Our daughters were somewhere around the ages of six and four. The house was thoroughly clean. The gardens were planted. The yard freshly mowed and trimmed thanks to my husband. Our girls sat quietly with hair French braided, clean from their baths in their freshly laundered nightgowns.

       “Aaaahhhh.” Pure satisfaction. You may have noticed the time frame. This is not a daily occurrence. We have those moments when all seems right with the world; when the jobs are done, the tough project complete, after a satisfying meal. And then...the hunger returns. Another project rears its ugly head. The house is in chaos, the kids squabbling, too much to do.

     Jesus offers us this deep and satisfying, soul-quenching contentment. When we place our lives totally in His hands, we recognize the kids are from Him, the grass and all of creation was breathed into life from Him. And our lives can be trusted completely to Him. What Jesus offers us is more than a momentary feeling of satisfaction. He offers us the abundant life, grace-given, love-overflowing assurance of the more-than-enough life.

But Godliness with contentment is great gain. 1 Timothy 6:6

     Contentment with Jesus is available in the midst of the chaos, in the fear of the moment, in times of hunger and peril. Every moment can be trusted to Him. Not only does He offer us contentment and satisfaction. He offers us life overflowing. Let’s dig into the abundant life this week. In the meantime, breathe a heavy, “Aaaahhhh” with me. He has you in the palm of His hand. Be content right there and then go tackle that mess.

Dear Father,

You gave us Your Son. He gave everything up for us and loves us too much to ever let us go. We offer everything right back to Him today. Give us that Godly contentment every day no matter what we see around us.

In Jesus name

Amen