Fill me up, Lord (but NOT with empty cups!)

I hope you don’t mind that I am reposting an “old” devotion this morning.  It has been a crazy week and I am “empty”.  I thought of this devotion, realizing that I have been pouring myself into lots of other cups, but not taking the time to allow God to fill and REFILL me!  So, fill me up, Lord!  I pray you, too will be blessed today…..

“My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will never be shaken…Find rest in God alone; my hope comes from Him. He alone is my fortress, I will not be shaken.” Psalm 62:1-2, 5-6

Wow! When I read this passage, these verses gave me goose bumps. Oh, how they spoke to my heart. “Oh, yes, Lord!” I thought. “You are my rock. I do find rest in You alone! I will never be shaken!”

And I immediately heard, “Uh huh. Hmmmmmmm. Do you really find rest in me ALONE??? Do you really depend upon Me? On ME ALONE? Am I really your fortress, Tracy?

OUCH. If I were to be honest, then, no, I had not been seeking my rest, my hope, my needs in God, and certainly not Him ALONE.

Then, God showed me a water pitcher in my mind with 6 empty cups sitting in front of it. He showed me how He fills me- the water pitcher with clean, fresh, life-giving water each morning WHEN I seek Him in prayer and bible reading. I am filled with “streams of living water.” (John 7:37-39) My heart is full of Him, my pitcher is full. I am able then to pour out this “water” and fill up the cups in my life. The 6 cups in front of me are my husband and 5 children. But, we also fill many other cups~ work, volunteering, friendships, work relationships….to name a few.

Now, God showed me that there are tiny holes in the bottom of the cups and the water leaks out of them (showing me that these people can NOT depend upon me to fill THEM). My “water” will never sustain them!  God had laid upon my heart was that I was trying to get my water BACK from those cups. I was looking to my husband, to my kids (or work, friendships, relationships…) to FILL ME BACK UP.

But, because there are holes in the cups, I will never be filled with that recycled water. When you try to fill the pitcher up with the cups, there isn’t enough water~ it has run out. Looking to these outside sources will never fill me up- I have to look to God alone for this rest, this hope, this salvation. If I don’t want to be shaken, then I need to trust in God alone.

I had been expecting Brian, my husband, to fill up my water pitcher, and honestly, he was NOT getting it full! God showed me that Brian never can. No earthly relationship can. Only God can.

Psalm 62 also says, “Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to Him, for God is our refuge.” (Verse 8)

Lord , may I always pour out my heart to You, drinking in the refreshment and the rest only You can offer. Help me to remember that people and things can never fill me up. Only You can do that. And, that only happens when I pour out my heart to You. In Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen.

Many blessing to you today and may you be FILLED with streams of living water.

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