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OUR HEAVENLY FATHER’S BLESSINGS GO OVER THE TOP

My friend Hector came over after work one day to cut some of the branches off my mulberry trees—the ones that were hanging over the roof of the house. I was picturing maybe six branches max, but the Lord had something else in mind. Hector became God’s fulfillment of Ephesians 3:20 (CEB version): “Glory to God, who is able to do far beyond all that we could ask or imagine by his power at work within us.”

 

Hector stood back and looked at my trees with the eyes of an expert artist, and he began to sculpt away. By the time he was finished with the first tree, it was perfect AND... the pile of branches began to grow high. He cut, and I pulled the limbs and branches to the side and started making piles.

 

Then we started on the second tree, and this one presented a few more problems—dead branches at the top, crisscrossing branches, etc. So, Hector took off the major ones and came back a couple of days later to finish up.

 

Deuteronomy 28:2 tells us: “And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you.” That’s how I felt. I was given the ultimate tree-trimming job, when I only expected a few branches to be cut. I could picture Jesus standing there with a big smile on His face, saying, “That’s what I wanted, for my girl to be blessed and surprised, over the top!”

 

One of the Hebrew names used for God in the Old Testament is El Shaddai. It means the “God of more than enough.” And God delights in overflow. That’s what it was for me with the tree trimming, and I was so happy.

 

Psalm 23:5 says: “God preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: God anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.” It’s God’s delight to give us more than enough—to overflow us with spiritual anointings, supernatural wisdom, love, mercy, and much, much more. And many times, He’ll work through people who are willing to pass on His El Shaddai blessings.

 

I shed tears of joy thanking the Lord for sending me Hector to help me and do way more than I expected, in a truly El Shaddai way, to carry out God’s will to bless me. And of course, I thanked Hector too, with a nice big check and lunch for him and his wife. 😊

 

Have a great Father’s Day today, and take special notice of how our loving Father, in the aspect of El Shaddai, blesses your life this week.

 

Love, Carolyn

 

In my books, WINGS: A Journey in Faith Vol 1 & 2, you’ll find awesome spiritual adventures and wisdom from the Bible that is perfect for applying to our current lives.

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