The View from My Place – “Withdrawals of Grace”

I’m in a reflective place today. I’m not restless, and I’m not striving. I’m simply awake to the abundance I’ve already been given in Christ.

I feel a longing for more of what I already have, to explore what I already know and to appreciate what God has already done in my life.

There come moments in life when making withdrawals from your investments becomes more satisfying than adding to them. I’m in that place today. I have written voluminously. I have spoken for thousands of hours. I have prayed more than I can measure. And I have been given a wealth of grace beyond anything I ever imagined. Far more than I could ever spend.

My hunger for more of Him is still alive and growing, but my calling now feels deeper and nearer – not farther. This is a time to look back even as I move forward – to be satisfied with what I have, even as my heart longs for more of Him. It’s a quieter kind of pursuit, marked less by ambition and more by attentiveness.

So I walk in gratitude, reaching for depth, savoring the life I’ve lived, and sharing His abundance with others. It is enough, and it is good.