Serendipity: Making a delightful or unexpected discovery
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled."
~Matthew 5:6~
(image source)This weeks discovery was not so much on the delightful side as it was on the unexpected. As I sat down to compose this post I had no words, no tidbit of encouragement, nothing that stood out in my week to share with you here. A melody floated through my mind and sadness struck my heart. I had nothing to hand you this week because my own cup is so depleted.
Like a prayer the melodious voice of CeCe Winans floated through my mind as she sang:
Fill my cup, Lord
I lift it up, Lord
come and quench this thirsting in my soul
Bread from Heaven
Feed me till I want no more
Fill my cup,
Fill it up,
And make me whole
I lift it up, Lord
come and quench this thirsting in my soul
Bread from Heaven
Feed me till I want no more
Fill my cup,
Fill it up,
And make me whole
So many things come into our lives and require us to hand out sips of ourselves here and there in such small amounts that it is very easy for our reserves to be depleted and we have nothing left to give. I can only give honesty this week. As I have poured myself out into people and projects I failed to take in the nourishment I needed to sustain me. The good news is that this simple plea has become my prayer and I expect this time next week my cup will indeed have been replenished and I will have something to share.
"Whatever your circumstances, you, too, can hold up your cup and it will be filled.
If your cup is polished and dry, hold it out for the Lord's plentiful pouring.
If your cup is full of the old and the unsatisfying, hold it up for the Lord's cleansing.
If your cup is cracked and broken, hold it up anyway, for the Lord's resources are plentiful and can keep even leaky cups replenished.
Come to Him as you are, cup in hand, and hold it up to receive His blessings.
And then you will say, as I have said over and over again in wonder and amazement, " Surely...my cup runneth over."
~Emilie Barnes, Fill My Cup, Lord...with the Peace of Your Presence~
Praying your cups will be full and that you will want for nothing.
Blessings,
Miss Sandy
"Whatever your circumstances, you, too, can hold up your cup and it will be filled.
If your cup is polished and dry, hold it out for the Lord's plentiful pouring.
If your cup is full of the old and the unsatisfying, hold it up for the Lord's cleansing.
If your cup is cracked and broken, hold it up anyway, for the Lord's resources are plentiful and can keep even leaky cups replenished.
Come to Him as you are, cup in hand, and hold it up to receive His blessings.
And then you will say, as I have said over and over again in wonder and amazement, " Surely...my cup runneth over."
~Emilie Barnes, Fill My Cup, Lord...with the Peace of Your Presence~
Praying your cups will be full and that you will want for nothing.
Blessings,
Miss Sandy
