Filled to the Brim

Filled to the brim, spilling over
With the blessings that come from God.
Blessings that are never meant
To be kept only for me –
These blessings must be shared.

Filled to the brim, spilling over
With the joy that comes from God.
Joy that is not a reflection of
This day’s 24 hours –
This joy must be shared.

Filled to the brim, spilling over
With the holy love that comes from God.
Holy love that does not look
For the FULL line inside my heart –
This holy love must be shared.

This heart, a vessel, humble and plain,
Equipped to receive these gifts from God.
This heart, a vessel never intended
To hold them,
To evaluate them,
To catalogue them,
To maintain, sustain, contain or retain them.
This heart, a vessel, was created to be
Filled to the brim, spilling over
With the impact of God’s deep love for the world.

Human effort is inadequate, God’s power is infinite.
He gives blessing, joy and holy love,
Not for me, only me.
Instead,
He gives,
And gives,
And gives
AND GIVES
In perpetuity.
God gives blessing, joy and holy love
To be spilled out
Splashed lavishly, sloppily, indiscriminately,
Generously, intentionally, poured out with abandon.
I may never be able to know
Just how many people around me
Are thirsty for God:
Parched, dry, in the drought of a desert
Praying for an oasis, a cool, cool drink.

Praying for a drink,
A deep, gulping, thirst quenching drink
From a vessel, humble and plain
Touched by God’s blessing,
God’s joy,
God’s holy love.
A thirst quenching drink
From a vessel, humble and plain
Which is filled to the brim.

jsi


May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13