My Personal God: The Source of My Prosperity

by David Chadwick

King David’s relationship with the Lord was profoundly personal.

James 1:17 says, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.”

David knew this promise full well. Everything good in his life came from the Lord. His life was so entwined with God that when David referred to his “prosperity,” it was from a deep awareness that only God was the source of him prospering (Psalm 30:6). Of having more than he could possibly imagine.

David credited God for all his successes and blessings; both for the times that God ensured David’s victories as well as the times He protected David from death.

It’s our loving Daddy’s great desire to prosper his people. Even in war, famine, and chaos, God’s heart is to give his people a future and a hope (Jeremiah 29:11). He wants to make us whole. He wants to form and fashion us into his image. He wants us to share in His complete well-being, His fullness of life, and His peace… prospering us in every way. Body, soul, and spirit.

Do you believe that the God of the universe wants to prosper you? Bless you? Know you intimately? He does.

All good things come from the Lord. He is a provider. He blesses his children. And he loves to do so abundantly, as any loving Daddy would (Matthew 7:7-11).

Today, tell the Lord: “You are the source of any of my prosperity. You are my personal God.”

When you realize this promise, God’s blessings come to you and thanksgiving will flood your heart!

My Personal God: My Rock

by David Chadwick

David found his hope in God alone: “He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken” (Psalm 62:1-2).

When David wrote Psalm 62, he was under attack by his enemies. But instead of giving way to fear, David called upon the Lord–his rock.

King David did not just know God as Lord; he became God’s close friend.

In fact, in Psalm 61:1, when David’s heart felt overwhelmed and faint, he cried out to God and asked Him to lead him to the rock “that is higher than I.” That rock is a place of safety, security, life, hope, and blessing. If floods come and arise, David’s feet are always higher than the flood because God is that rock.

If Jesus has saved your life, you, too, are now a friend of God. The God of creation is now your loving Daddy! He wants to be intricately involved in every area of your life, and he longs to have ceaseless communion with you.

When your heart is overwhelmed, ask your personal God to lead you to the rock. The One with the highest vantage point. The One on whom you can stand as the floodwaters of life rise.

God wants to be your personal rock. No matter what you may be experiencing, you can lean on Him and say things like:

“MY rock will never be moved! I cannot be shaken.”

“On Christ MY solid rock I stand. All other ground is sinking sand.”

“Standing on my God, I am safe and secure. You are MY rock!"

These are some of God’s promises to you. Believe and claim them today.

My Personal God: My Dwelling Place

by David Chadwick

King David knew God as a close friend, so much so that he referred to him as his “dwelling place.” A place of refuge where no evil can exist, and no harm can come near you (Psalm 91:9-10).

A dwelling place is a place of comfort. It’s a safe home where we can permanently reside. It’s the place we go to take a deep breath and rest. It is where you pull up the drawbridge and know you can be safe and secure.

The Lord is a loving Daddy who yearns to be involved in every area of your life. He wants you to dwell with him forever.

Our minds, wills, and emotions need a dwelling place just as much as our physical bodies. David regularly rested in the arms of his Father, where the very presence of God became his dwelling place. His home. His life. His identity. His security. His comfort.

God longs to become your dwelling place as well, with a lifetime access pass to his safe house. There really is nothing like home. A place to lay your head at the end of a long day.

Do you long for a safe haven? An impregnable castle? A place where your soul can breathe?

The things we love about home–a comfy couch, a warm fire, a cup of coffee–all pale in comparison to knowing God as our dwelling place.

Throughout your day, when you are feeling hopeless, or when you’re feeling anxious or alarmed, say, “God, you are my dwelling place. You are a safe place for me to rest. In you, there is abundant peace.” Retreat into his loving arms and presence.

And then feel God’s peace that passes all understanding as it guards your heart no matter what you may be walking through.