"Abundant in Love"

Abundant in Love

"The LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, "the LORD! the LORD, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth". ~Exodus 34:6

I played one of those word games where all the letters are scrambled and you are supposed to post the first word you see. Well my first word was "abundant". As I said the word to myself, It was as though I heard a still small voice speak to me. So I said it out loud, abundant; then a little louder, Abundant; and finally I yelled it out, ABUNDANT. I immediately knew that Voice was God telling me, "Carol I am the abundance for all your needs, every single one of them! As I began to speak the words that came to mind, I said,  "my God is abundant in love, in grace, in healing, in peace, in hope, in truth...yes, my God is abundant in everything good and His goodness and grace is covering me! 

In Exodus, when Moses asked to see God's glory, the Lord allowed Moses just a glimpse of his back. As Moses was hidden in the cleft of the rock, the Lord revealed His very character to him. He showed Moses that He is a merciful God. He is compassionate and patient with His children and His love is abundant.  In another word, His love never ends. “The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness”. ~Lamentations 3:22–23. God's character has not changed, He is the same God yesterday, today and forever! 

Isn't it amazing how God can use a little word puzzle to minister to us! He knew exactly what I needed tonight and He used Facebook and some scrambled letters to speak to me. Yes, I know without a doubt how much God loves me and cares for me but sometimes it sure feels good to get a reminder, a God Wink is what I like to call it.  

So tonight, I'm basking in the assurance that God knows exactly where I'm at and He is with me in the good times and the bad times. He has promised to never leave or forsake me and His abundant love surrounds me every minute of every day. 

If you are struggling tonight, let me share my word with you. "ABUNDANT"!  Go ahead, say it out loud, yell it out if you need to! Just remember, our God is abundant in everything we need! Yes, we do have a good, good Father...His love never fails and it never ends!