The idea of “Life Poured Out” is significant to me. I changed the title of my blog back in October, but I hadn’t given it a lot of thought since then… until the pieces started coming together.
A few days ago, I was looking at something I wrote back in January of this year. I mentioned a quote from my pastor when he was in a series entitled “One Month to Live” – he said, “There are no regrets in a life poured out for the glory of God.” This caught my attention and I set it as the “tag line” on my blog (at the top of the page, under the title). This is my heart. I want to live a life so fully “poured out” for His purpose and His glory that I will have no regrets.
I’ve been working my way through Philippians lately. I was drawn to 2:17… “But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.” What an amazing thing to be able to say.
I was looking at my prayer journal from this year and wanted to share an excerpt with you. I was sitting at a fountain on campus at UND and wrote this…
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Each time I look at this fountain I’m reminded of how You want to use me. At the very top there is a woman. Above her head, she is holding a dish with a candlestick. The fountain’s water flows through her and over the top of the candlestick, and onto the dish. From there, the water from the sides of the dish collects in the center and flows over the woman. A lot of water deflects off, but not without getting the woman wet.
This is how I want to shine for You – I want the force of Your light and life in me to be so strong that I need not have to “dump the pitcher out” in order to pour forth You. Yes, I want my life to be poured out, but in a way that doesn’t run out, like a pitcher does. As I hold that light high, your blessings will about, and you will saturate me, too.
“So you too should be glad and rejoice with me” (Phil 2:18). Will you join with me in rejoicing in an opportunity to pour out my life?