I know the Lord is not slow in keeping his promises, but I am impatient when he doesn’t answer my prayers the way I think he ought to. When life is going well, the thought creeps in that I’m due for something bad to happen, as if I’ve used up my quota of blessings for the month. When I’ve done the same boneheaded sin for the 147th time, I might act as if it’s time to do some extra good works for the extra forgiveness he gave me—as if I ran his forgiveness bucket dry and need to pay him back. It’s almost like I think he’s stingy. It’s as if I’ve never heard him say, “How much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!” (Matthew 7:11). 

Imagine how different my life would look if I lived in quiet confidence every single day that “my God will meet all [my] needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19). Imagine if I trusted that I am already blessed in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing. Imagine if I lived a life of joy, knowing that my cup overflows because my Father is not stingy but is actually the giver of every good and perfect gift.

“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen” (Ephesians 3:20,21).