Day 23 of 31 Days of Chasing THE Light

Empty Light

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. Rom. 15:13

Running on empty…ever feel that way? Feeling empty can be really hard to describe though, right? It’s that something is missing feeling and when I am always on the go – eventually I feel it. When I am drained, exhausted and empty – I’m not serving up grace to the people around me.

When I am in the waiting phase – God’s waiting room – I can start to try and do things on my own. Maybe, if I start then He will jump in and help…but He doesn’t and I do it in my own strength and eventually I’m weak and empty.

Recently, I stood in a big open field and looked out at God’s creation…I felt peace. That peaceful feeling of standing out there reminded me to bring it to Him. He is all around me and it’s like He said, “Do you trust me? We are in this together. I am with you and you are enough. Trust me with it all. I see you and I love you. Bloom right where you are and don’t worry about the future. Surrender to Me and remember My promises. Trust Me.”

Uh…I feel like I always come to Him when I am drained and have nothing more to give. He finds me exhausted and desperate…and He draws me near and reminds me that He is always with me.

His mercy and grace are freely given to me.

It’s an easy choice but seems to always be my last choice. Choose to see Him all around and this choice lifts me up out of my storm. I don’t have to be standing in a field to hear Him. I can hear Him in my kitchen with chaos around me.

Bloom where I am….dig my roots down and rise with Him above my own storm.

His grace can transform my hardness. His grace can bring me back to knowing that without Him – I fall apart. So, I lean into Him and let His promises fill me. This filling will help me pour out to those around me.

Today, let’s remember that the secret to growing is facing the Light – Jesus. Face Him, let His word seep into our bodies, then shine and grow.

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