Filling Our cups with Jesus - So we can freely pour out to Others
I was reading about Jesus burial this morning and it hit me like it hasn’t hit me before. There were threads from someone’s life woven into that story. Threads that had happened well before the day of Jesus’ death. Threads that wove together to create the story of His burial. It’s just three verses — When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. ... VIEW POST
The news report struck my heart with fear. The post on facebook filled my heart with anger. The email saddened me. Texts in a texting group stirred me up. Even the mailbox held a postcard that caused anxious thoughts. All around me the noise was so loud. So loud. The words to a song came to my mind… “Quiet my heart I’m listening” Quiet my heart. I’m not sure how your heart has been lately, but wow! My heart has been far from quiet. So much ... VIEW POST
One of the tricks satan uses on me is to convince me that my words don’t matter. He convinces me to stop writing. It’s a hard lie to sift through because that lie is partly truth — my words may not matter to anyone else. But. I need them for me. I need to write to process. I need to write to worship. It fills me with energy and excitement for life. It fills me with joy for doing the rest of the day. I need to write for me, even if no one ever sees what I ... VIEW POST
DO YOU FIND YOURSELF WITH AN EMPTY CUP? DRAINED. TIRED.
FEEL LIKE YOU KEEP GIVING AND GIVING BUT CAN’T EVER TAKE TIME TO FILL BACK UP? FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE LOST SIGHT OF WHO YOU REALLY ARE BECAUSE YOU ARE RUSHING AROUND DOING AND BEING WHAT YOU THINK YOU HAVE TO TO GET BY?
YOU ARE NOT ALONE. I AM TOO.
I WROTE THIS BOOK FOR THAT EMPTY GIRL.
Tucked inside the story of the Empty Girl are answers for you and me.
