Our God is ... // Wednesday E-Devotion

This weekend my family had the great opportunity to visit our nation's capital. While in D.C. we attended National Community Church where Mark Batterson is their fearless leader, pastor (Mark has inspired me and our leadership team to dream big and to be focused). Mark did not preach, but we heard a great message directly from God.

Margaret Fienberg was their quest and blew us away with her authenticity and journey with God. She recently wrote a book titled The Organic God (hope to get a copy soon). Her blog is http://margaretfeinberg.blogspot.com/. In today's devotion I want to share with you my notes from what Margaret shared.

Question lots of people lay in bed asking .... "Is this all there is?"

1. Our God is OUTRAGEOUSLY GENEROUS. Exodus 16:16-18...God provides more than we need and more than we ask for. (This point can be found on her website as an mp3, click here.)

2 Corinthians 9:7 (nlt) --- ..."For God loves a person who gives cheerfully."

"When we give, we reflect our outrageously giving God."

2. Our God is SURPRISINGLY TALKATIVE. Exodus 3:1-4...What good is the voice of God is I keep on walking (ignoring God)?

3. Our God is BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL. Psalms 27:4...He exposes us to the real thing.

This was one of those God moments for me, that I genuinely needed. It was reflection and it was inspiring.

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