Never Posted- Overflow
By: Marie J. Francois
Happy New Year! Really quick this post was originally drafted to be posted 6/18/2016 I'm not sure why I never posted it but here goes! Enjoy!
The overflow songs are coming in huh? Supply and Demand; every
time you turn around its overflow season. There isn’t anything wrong with
asking God for overflow the problem comes in when our cups aren’t empty yet we
ask God to fill it. As a parent, if my kids come to asking me for something but
they haven’t finished what they have I’m going to tell them go take care of
what they already have and then come back. Go and handle that first. It’s the
same thing as asking for God to fill your cup up but you have things in there
that need to be emptied out.
What are you filled with? Since we’re discussing cups that are
already filled what exactly is it that you’re filled with? What has already
occupied your time that you don’t give it to God? What has already made its way
into your cup (heart) stuck its flag there and claimed it? I was reading the
bible and wanted to be a woman after God’s heart. I prayed that God would
search me and search my heart (Psalm 139:23-24). It WAS not an easy thing to
do. But I was sincere in my request. God began showing me all the
un-forgiveness I had in my heart. And when He revealed it to me it literally HURT. I didn’t realize I
hadn’t forgiven some people, some situations and that it was affecting me. So
my prayers turned into asking God to help me forgive others and myself! I don’t want
to live my life tugging around a load of dirty laundry called un-forgiveness,
not to mention: “forgive and you shall be forgiven” (Luke 6:37). It would stink
to spend your life on Earth assuming you’re being a good Christian all to get
in front of God and realize you had hate in your heart. The process isn’t easy
but it’s so worth it! If you can relate it’s time to start emptying out.
I want God’s overflow too but I have [recently] learned: that I
have to give God my heart before asking for anything. Not because I know I have
allowed other some claims on my heart. Things that had no business being that
close to my heart because I should have guarded my heart and kept giving it to
God daily! By giving your heart to God you get to see what’s in there, deal
with it and are filled instead up with godly things. So my final question to
you and myself is: what are you holding onto that is hindering your growth,
your blessings & your true overflow? Bring the empty cup to be filled up by
Christ, and guard your heart from whatever that’s not like Him that it’s being
filled with!
-Stay Blessed