This morning I began to pray and ask God for something which isn't at all abnormal for me. I am going to be a little transparent if it is ok. I began to ask God for a bigger cup. You know, kinda like the Prayer of Jabez..."Oh Sovereign Lord, enlarge my boundaries, broaden my tent pegs." I thought it was a pretty good prayer, but mine went like this..."Hey God, I think I need a bigger cup, mine is kinda like a sippy cup and I want a BIG cup." Before I could even finish my eloquent prayer, the Holy Spirit stopped me and said, "Hey Josh, you haven't filled your cup up yet. You gotta fill yours up first." Then I stopped praying and moped for a while like a little kid.
You see my son Will is 5, and he drinks out of little cups. Not only does he drink out of little cups, but we don't even fill his little cup up all the way. The reason we don't fill it all the way is because we don't trust him enough yet with a full cup. He will end up spilling the whole thing everywhere, and we would be the ones cleaning up. So essentially the Holy Spirit was telling me that I am too much like my son Will, and I can't handle a big cup yet. But man I really want a bigger cup. Maybe if I quit spilling what God gives me things would be different. I want to note that there is a BIG difference between spilling and pouring. If I pour out what God gives out, God will give me more. If I spill out what God gives out, God will hold out. I am gonna get my big cup...
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