One morning I decided to make breakfast. There was bacon, the thick kind that makes the whole house smell good. Next, I pulled out the cinnamon raisin bread direct from the baker. It was soft on the inside and firm on the crust. Demands from my brain overtly suggested French toast. In our house to make French toast batter you need a few ingredients: milk, eggs and cinnamon (lots of cinnamon). While stirring the ingredients together it is time to add butter to a hot skillet. To get the perfect crispy golden brown results you must use real butter the fake stuff is a poor substitute. After cooking the toast to perfection I served it to my children. I gave each of them a generous portion with hot maple syrup.

Now it is my time to devour this savory breakfast and I look at my daughter and see that she is already finished. Wishing to satisfy my children I offered her my food. She stood up and began to eat. I told her to take her time and get full. I invited her to sit in my chair and “eat as much as you would like.” When she finished she said “thanks Dad” and smiled and continued with her morning preparations. As I was preparing coffee to enjoy the rest of my wonderful breakfast my son asked “Dad, are you finished with your French toast?” I asked “would you like some more French toast?” He said “sure.” As he is eating he keeps looking up at me. Using the intuition of a father I said” eat as much as you would like!” Now as he is finishing the plate his mother and sister were going to the car, it was time to go to school. He began to hurry and was about to leave only a little bit on the plate. I asked them to wait and told him to finish “you will not get in trouble.” Once he finished he looked up at me and said “come here I want to give you a kiss and hug.” When they were pulling out of the driveway I placed the plate in the dishwasher and drank the only breakfast I would get that morning and I thought “I am full.” Full with love and admiration for my family.

Reflecting on what just happened I could only think, this is how the Lord must feel in reference to us (his children). A flood of scripture came over me. One verse says “I am come that they might have life, and they might have it more abundantly.” This clearly mimics the thoughts I had that day. Sometimes we think to get just enough to survive is our fate. The Lord specifically states that his wish is for us to not only have (a) life but to have super-abundance, more than enough. Next, the scripture “I will prepare table before you in the presence of your enemy” came to mind. This fit perfectly with what took place. Here the enemy was time, time to go to school. Without provocation my son was ready to give up what his father desired for him to continue with his busy life. Since our family is on the path to mastering patience, once again the opportunity to practice what we study arises. Now think of what in your life is set by the Father that you must take advantage and enjoy the abundance.

The other part of the scripture on abundance reads “you (the Lord) anoint my head with oil: my cup runs over.” The Father has more opportunity, more peace, more joy and more victory in mind for you than you can imagine. The quote from book of Jeremiah is “I know the thoughts I think towards you says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” So let us all remember this in our every day activities. Eat as much as you would like.