An Abundant Life

There is something about death that can spark life. It sometimes takes dying to make someone want to live.  

You see death doesn't scare me, but living a dead life is a tragedy. Yet, Jesus said that He came to give us life and life abundantly. How did He accomplish that? By dying on a cross to give us a different life.

Could you say your life is abundant? What is abundant?

Webster says this...
Having plenty of something. Rich, lavish, copious, ample, generous, bountiful, great, large.

Is this you?  Is it possible to have a life abundant when you turn on social media to find tragedy after tragedy? Or you are living pay check to pay check? How about that autoimmune disease that you are fighting each day just to get out of bed. In the busy of working, being a parent, extracurricular activities and everything else you are trying to juggle is it possible to have an abundant life?

If I am being honest most days, I am not. Because I measure my abundancy in things that don't matter that are not important. You see we aren't plentiful in our finances, my house lacks an extra room for Gracie and sometimes I barely have enough energy to make dinner. 

Yesterday,  I got the boys out of school early took them to have the biggest milkshakes ever. While Gracie ran around the chair with a sugar high, Caleb plowing through his candy , yes after a milk shake and Noah fighting to get down to the mug of four scoops of ice cream, I heard God whisper, this moment is abundantly blessed.

I am here to say that time is surely flying friends, days are getting shorter and this world is getting crazy. Last week I was at my grandmas funeral and Sunday night many people died in Las Vegas. I want to make sure the days that are left for me are marked with abundant moments.

Moments, I take with quiet time with my savior. Dinner dates with my husband. Grabbing scratchers from our favorite lucky mart with mom, being present with my kids , taking time to bask in blessings, not withholding any good from my friends and neighbors. Not holding grudges, saying sorry, saying I love you, having dance parties, and sipping down 1000 calorie milk shakes. 

My prayer for you friends if you are reading is that you to, take a moment to do something intentional to make an abundant moment.


The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

John 10:10