od described Himself/Herself as “the Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth” (34:6)Incredible! The very nature of God is to have goodness in so much abundance that it overflows into our unworthy lives. If you think about God in any other way than that, I’m asking you to change you the way you think. Why not make it a lifelong commitment to ask God everyday to bless you – and while God’s at it, bless you a lot?God’s bounty is limited only by us, not my His resources, power, or willingness to give. Jabez was blessed simply because he refused to let any obstacle, person, or opinion, loom larger than God’s nature. And God’s nature is to bless.His kindness in recording Jabez’s story in the Bible is proof that it’s not who you are, or what your parents decided for you, or what you were “fated” to be that counts. What counts is knowing who you want to be and asking for it. Through a simple, believing prayer, you can change your future. You can change what happens one minute from now. ...
