What Would Happen If ? Part 1
What Would Happen If You Had Everything?
“Sit with me as I delve into and roll out my mini reel series, “What Would Happen If ___?” I’m starting this mini reel series on Instagram and thought I’d have it here on a more permanent space, too. Follow along and share this mini reel series on Instagram and TikTok!”
-Lindsey
What would happen if you had everything? If you had everything, what would you want then? If you had everything, what would your heart treasure? If I have everything, why do I still have nothing? The simple answer is: it’s because you don’t possess the most life saving thing.
What is your definition of living abundantly? What would your job look like? Your family? Your bank account? Your heart? I Googled the definition of abundance. Here’s what it said, “plentifulness of the good things of life.” This definition makes sense, right? To have plenty of the good things in life. As humans living a fleshly life in a sinful world, we relate words like ‘abundance’ and ‘good things’ with our fleshly desires and worldly possessions.
Ephesians 3:14-21 (NLT) says, “When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever!”
I am not perfect, you are not perfect. You sin, I sin. But we have a God that is more than adequate, more than enough. We have God’s fullness everywhere we go and in every season of our lives. We have an inner strength that burns from within us like no other-the Holy Spirit.
I get this overwhelming peace when I sit and marvel about how long, how high, how wide, and how deep God’s love is for me. When I think back to when I let Jesus into my heart and fully surrendered my life to God, I felt, and still feel, so full of life and like I am living a life where I don’t need to have everything the world is telling me I need. That is living abundantly. So, what would happen if you had everything-would you be living in abundance with God or living for everything else that is fleshly + worldly?
Paul’s prayer for spiritual growth in Ephesians 3:14-21 is also my prayer for you and your life whether you’ve been walking in faith for a long time or for not very long.
Be a light + stay salty!
Talk soon!
Other Bible verses to soak in:
Galatians 5:22-23 (NLT) says, “But the Holy spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!”
2 Corinthians 9:8 (NLT) says, “And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others.”
Philippians 4:11-13 (NLT) says, “For I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.”
