overflow

Opening Prayer: You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies, you anoint my head with oil, my cup overflows.  Thank you, O Shepherd of my soul.  Amen.

Scripture: Psalm 23:5

Journal: What is overflowing from your life these days?  What would it look like if you were to overflow with the life and love of God?  How can that happen?

Reflection: Life was intended to be the result of overflow.  The work of God must always start within us before it can ever come through us in any meaningful way.  Unless we are overflowing with his life and his love, we will never have anything of substance and depth and authenticity to offer those around us. 

Therefore, we must pay careful attention to the work God is doing inside us.  We must give it the time and space it needs to grow and thrive and flourish.  We must make sure to nurture and tend and care for it faithfully and tenderly.  God desires that we overflow with his life and his love into a broken and hurting world that is desperate need for him.  But it all starts with what he is doing within us.

Prayer

Closing Prayer: Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask of imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever!  Amen. (Ephesians 3:20)