After years of infertility and
multiple miscarriages she had a beautiful baby girl named Mollie.
Now my sister is expecting twins. God
is good!
I was skyping with her the other day
and her belly is FULL of babies.
She has only a few short weeks to go
and her body will be EMPTY. No longer
growing those two boys.
I was thinking how as a mom we are
constantly encountering FULL and EMPTY throughout our day.
For me it starts as soon as I enter
my kitchen, that coffee cup becomes FULL and quickly is EMPTIED only to be
FILLED again. Our kids’ bellies become
FULL after a good breakfast, and too soon they are begging for a snack because
their bellies are EMPTY. The dishwasher
gets FILLED throughout the day and we EMPTY it when the cycle is over. My mini-van is FILLED up with gas and after
only a few trips seems EMPTY again. The
nightly bathtub is FILLED with water and when they are clean, we EMPTY it.
It began with that first child, full
inside of you. Delivering that precious baby began the journey of emptying out
yourself.
We give all we can. Sometimes not feeling adequate or good
enough. But we keep emptying it out.
I can tell when I am getting
frustrated and irritated with my kids that what I am EMPTYING out is not from
Jesus. It is a reminder that I have not
been FILLING myself up with His word. I
have not been seeking after Him in prayer, and I have not been FILLING myself
up with praising Him.
It is so important for us, to FILL
ourselves up with Jesus. So that we can
EMPTY out what is inside of us.
Romans 15:13 “Now may the God of hope
FILL you with all joy and peace in believing, that
you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
So throughout your busy day FILL yourself
up with His word, spend time praying, turn on your favorite podcast, listen to
a teaching online, or turn on your favorite worship songs.
FILL yourself up with Him so you can
EMPTY out His spirit…
LOVE, JOY, PEACE, LONGSUFFERING,
KINDNESS, GOODNESS, FAITHFULNESS, GENTLENESS, SELF-CONTROL
Galatians 5:22-23
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