Enriched Living

That in everything you were enriched in Him, in all speech and all knowledge…so that you are not lacking in any gift, awaiting eagerly the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will also confirm you to the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 1:5, 7, 8 (New American Standard Bible)

Have you ever read one of those lists that express who and what you are in Christ? I have and yet I can’t remember even one of them including the word enriched. It means to make rich, possess spiritual riches, and to be richly furnished. That is quite a list in itself! Yet due to our weaknesses and failures we can often feel more bankrupt than rich. Living more out of our lack than our supply.

I want to not only see myself as the spiritually rich person I am in Christ, but I want to live out of that richness. I want it to have a profound effect on the words I speak, the knowledge I possess, the wisdom I walk in, and the thoughts upon which I dwell. If my cash flow was limitless it would affect my life in big ways. In the spirit realm, I have a limitless “cash” flow and it is meant to affect my life as well.

In order to begin living the enriched life, I must be willing to have my spirit nurtured. How do I do that? By living connected to God every day… being aware of His presence, talking to Him about everything, asking for His help, seeking Him, obeying Him, and making Him my central focus. By sitting under the teaching of godly men and women, allowing them to enhance me with the truths God has taught them. By listening to Christian music that can stir me to tears as well as action. By taking in God’s Word and allowing it to take hold of me. By living in reliance upon and obedience to the Holy Spirit who lives in me. By daily placing myself under the rule and reign of Jesus Christ.

While there are many things I could add to that list, I feel a need to express one thing. For each of us, the contents of the things I mentioned are individualized. A spiritually enriched life is not a “one size fits all” formula. Just as we are unique individuals, God’s methods with us and for us are unique. We are not all called or expected to read the same books, sit under the same speakers, listen to the same music, or attend the same church. We must carve out our own walk with God and allow Him to show us how to do that. As one who so easily wants to copy others, that speaks loudly to me. I can only live richly as I learn to live distinctively as the person God created me to be. No comparisons. No competitions. No copies.

Father, you have enriched me in Christ. Direct my life in such a way that I see it, experience it, and know it daily! Amen.

I Am A Friend of God - Phillips, Craig, & Dean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMnMN08sv4k

Getting into God's Word and letting God's Word get into me one truth at a time.