A relationship with God is not about getting Him to do what we want it is more about Him getting us to do what He wants. We pray to the Father not to change His mind and heart, but we pray to change our mind and heart. We ask not for our will but for His will in our lives. He speaks to us through His Spirit, His Word, and His people, and we speak to Him through prayer. So I am not one who believes that God is a God who makes us rich and healthy, actually on the contrary most of his followers and even His son were poor, homeless, and died an early death. Our purpose in life is not to know and love the things of this world, but to know and love the God who created this world (1 John 2:15). James actually rebukes the twelve tribes and tells them that their prayers were empty and hindered because they were asking from evil hearts with selfish intentions (James 4:2-3). However when you are pursuing the heart, mind, and will of God I do believe that this verse in Ephesians applies, God does really give far more abundantly than we could ask or think.
I believe this verse sums up so much of our trip. I say this based off of our time in the campground in Chetumal, but there are so many more details that God has given to us that just keep adding up, so many to discuss or even remember, from the ideal size and functionality of the van, to acquiring mo and his passport, to finances, to people we meet, to informaion given at the right time, to missing the devastating weather that hit mexico, to all the gifts, to all the resources, and on this day we were able to talk to two families of menonites, who grew up in belize and were able to share so much valuable information regarding religion, roads, weather, culture, pricing, work, etc... about Belize. And all of these things are such true blessings and bring so much joy to a childs heart of our Heavenly Father. I can't explain how God has cultivated such a heart of gratitude and thankfulness towards His salvation, adoption, kingdom, friendship, and fatherhood.
This would be my first fathersday as an official father, but I don't think it has fully set in yet. With our travels to Belize taking so much of my thoughts and time, I haven't really had time to settle down and realize that God has brought an adopted son into my life, just as He adopted and brought me into His life and His family. Our friend Brian Suave said that it is amazing that God chooses to share the name father with us, and this statement is so true. Please pray for me and my little man Mo that I may raise him up in the compassion and fear of the Lord and that my parenting would draw Him closer to our creator and not push Him away.
Happy Fathers Day with much Gratitude and Thanksgiving.
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