What if this season we chose to spend our spare moments in knowing Him who truly is The Gift that continually blesses? Ann Voskamp says, “Our fall was, has always been, and always will be, that we aren’t satisfied in God and what He gives. We hunger for something more, something other.” And it’s true, we do! But what if we didn’t? What if we chose to let the desire for more reside in more of Him?

The enemy of our soul preys on our desire for more. In fact, he actually feeds it, leading us to believe that our Creator is withholding the best from us. It’s an ancient lie that began in the garden of Eden. The deceiver convinces Eve that her God, her friend and companion, was holding out on Adam and her. In a sense, he whispered in her ear, “There is more.” And there was more, but not what they had expected. There was more sin, heartache, deception, and shame than they could imagine. Oh, what if they had trusted that their ongoing, blossoming relationship with their Creator was the only “more” they needed?

This season may we not be taken in by the deceiver and the venomous untruths he rains upon us. Instead, may we drink from the Word of our Heavenly Father and His Presence. May we partake of His Goodness and Mercy and anticipate with gratefulness the eternal truth that He will prove to be “More than Enough”!

So don’t be misled, my dear brothers and sisters. Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.
James 1:16-18 (NLT)

(Excerpt taken from Daily Dose of Intention: 365 Days of Purpose by Shagae Jones)

The Gift Everlasting is More Than Enough