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Psalm 23:5, 6 - Do You Have a Shortage or a Surplus Mindset?

Psalm 23:5-6 (NIV) My cup overflows. 
Surely your goodness and love will follow me all 
the days of my life. 

COMMENTARY PEARL

   Is your life overflowing? If youre 
like most people, it may be overflowing, but not 
with goodness. So many people have overbooked 
their calendars, overspent their money, overdrawn 
their credit, overloaded their emotions, 
overworked their bodies, overcrowded their days, and 
overvalued the approval of others. As a result, they 
wind up overstressed, overanxious, and 
overwhelmed - and theyre over it! They are far from 
experiencing the goodness of God. 
   Why do we do let ourselves get 
overextended? Often the fear of missing out motivates us 
to do more. But the truth is youre not 
missing out on anything when you rest in the 
goodness and provision of God. 
   God wants to move you from being 
overwhelmed to overflowing. He wants to meet all your 
needs - and he can! First, you need to recognize 
two fundamentally different approaches to life 
that either keep you from or bring you into 
Gods abundance. You can approach life with a 
shortage mindset or a surplus mindset. 
   With a shortage mindset, you constantly 
think, I dont have enough time. I dont 
have enough money. I dont have enough energy. 
I dont have enough contacts, opportunities, 
knowledge, education, or whatever. Its the sense 
that youre always a day late and a dollar 
short. A shortage mindset focuses on your limited 
resources, and the result is an overwhelmed life. 
   A surplus mindset focuses on Gods 
limitless resources, and the result is an overflowing 
life. 
   Have you ever worried that the person 
breathing next to you is stealing your air? Of course 
not. You know that God created more than enough 
air for everybody to have all the air we need. 
   Think of Gods provision like this: God 
doesnt give us one pie. Hes a pie factory! 
Hell never run out. The Bible includes words like 
abundance, plentiful, abounding, and bountiful to 
describe what God has to offer you. God has more than 
enough to meet all your needs and everybody 
elses needs at the same time. 
   Jesus said, I came so they can have 
real and eternal life, more and better life than 
they ever dreamed of (John 10:10 The 
Message). 
   You dont have to worry about running 
short of anything, because God is the source of 
your life. He can turn on one faucet and turn off 
another. You can lose one job, and he can provide 
another. He wants to fill you beyond capacity with an 
endless supply of his goodness, joy, blessing, hope, 
and peace. [Daily Devotional by Rick Warren: 
https://pastorrick.com/devotional/] 

LINKS FOR FURTHER STUDY

John 10:10 - The Abundant Life!

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2022/20221008-0857.html 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2021/20211015-0948.html 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2019/20190715-0829.html 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2018/20180920-1028.html 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2018/20180610-1101.html 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2017/20170124-0939.html 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2016/20160820-1924.html 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2013/20130527-2226.html 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2009/20090825-1337.html 

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