Concerned, she handed me a cup of tea. I smiled through my cold as our nine-year-old daughter insisted on caring for me.
“Did you remember a little honey?” I asked.
She started to shake her head then stopped. “A little more than a little,” she confessed sheepishly while covering me with a favorite blanket.
I suppressed a chuckle, momentarily wondering just how much “a little more than a little,” literally was!
One sip confirmed it was definitely more than I would have added, yet tasted much better too!
She certainly had gone above and beyond. All because she loves her mom and was troubled about my health.
We have a heavenly Father who loves each of us lavishly. His heart is concerned about each one of us. And He certainly demonstrates His love lavishly.
Have you sat and recounted how God has lavishly loved on you? If you’re like me, when I’m feeling down and out, I can easily forget all of life’s blessing.
Maybe it’s time to come up for a breath of fresh air. No matter what has been happening, take a mental inventory of the last few years, or even decade. How has God blessed you abundantly? How have you witnessed lavish love?
Thank God for His many blessings.
“Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! Who can utter the mighty deed of the Lord, or declare all his praise?” Psalm 106: 1-2 (ESV)
Maybe you are struggling to count those blessings. God wants to help us when we are at that place too. He tells us in Psalm 103:2 “Let all that I am praise the LORD; may I never forget the good things he does for me.” NLT If you are struggling today, will you join me in prayer for His help?
Prayer: Dear Lord, You know. My heart tells me You love lavishly, yet sometimes my head refuses to remember. Hold my pain so I can think clearly. Let me praise You no matter what. In Jesus’ name, amen.