Living Filled Beyond Measure

Living Filled Beyond Measure

Moving from Scarcity to Abundance

Abundance begins with the courage to loosen your grip.

Most of us know the quiet hum of “not enough.” Not enough time, energy, certainty or even rest. It sits beneath ordinary life like background noise: low, persistent, easy to miss until you realise it’s been shaping every decision you’ve made.

We live in a world that tells us to hold tighter. Work harder. Protect what little we have. So we do.

But what if that’s not the whole story?

What scarcity actually does

Scarcity isn’t just about money. It narrows our vision and makes us anxious, competitive and self-protective. Jesus named it plainly: “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy” (John 10:10a NIV). Scarcity steals joy, kills peace and quietly convinces us that life is smaller than it actually is.

Scripture keeps pushing back against this. Genesis opens with God creating in extravagant generosity. The seas were teeming, fruit trees were seeding and stars were scattered across the sky. In the wilderness, God sends manna not in bulk storage, but daily: enough to teach trust rather than hoarding (Exodus 16). When Jesus feeds five thousand people from five loaves and two fish, the disciples start with “we only have…” Then, Jesus transforms only into more than enough, with basketfuls left over!

His own words are unambiguous: “I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly” (John 10:10b).

This is not a prosperity message. Abundance in Scripture has nothing to do with accumulating more. It’s about how you hold what you have — with openness, gratitude, and trust rather than fear.

A widow’s strange gift

The most arresting picture of abundance in the New Testament belongs to a woman with almost nothing. Jesus watches wealthy people drop large offerings into the temple treasury, then notices a widow placing two tiny coins. It was everything she had to live on (Mark 12:41–44).

By any calculation, her gift is insignificant. But Jesus honours her above everyone. Not because of the amount, but because she gives from trust rather than surplus.

She has almost nothing, yet she’s the one Jesus points to. Abundance isn’t about quantity. It’s about posture.

Abundance isn’t about quantity. It’s about posture.

A practice, not a switch

Moving from scarcity to abundance doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a slow, ordinary reorientation and requires us to learn to receive what today offers rather than anxiously bracing for tomorrow. The skill is on noticing small gifts such as a conversation, morning light, or a moment that catches you off guard. Letting generosity, even in tiny ways, loosen the grip of fear. Letting community do what isolation can’t.

Paul puts it simply: transformation begins with how we think (Romans 12:2). Abundance starts in the mind long before it shows up in circumstances.

We live between two stories every day. One tells us there isn’t enough. The other tells us we are held by a God who delights to give more than enough.

The invitation is simply to notice which story you’re living in. Then, choose again.

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There is always more!

Come along to the Day of Abundance to be encouraged, gather with friends and learn more about God’s overwhelming love for you.
WHEN: 10am-3pm, Saturday 24 October
WHERE: Riverlands Longford >
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