Thursday, October 13, 2011

True fulfillment

I'm a part of a young woman's bible study through my church and we are currently doing a Beth Moore study (if you don't know who she is, she has an incredible Christian ministry to women!!). I just wanted to share a paragraph from today:

"God created us to need something or someone else. Sooner or later, any healthy individual discovers that autonomy doesn't cut it. Once we confront our need for someone or something beyond ourselves, we will subsist on the alms of others if we don't discover Christ. Like beggars we go from person to person with our empty cup, crying, "Can't you add anything to my life?" They might throw in a coin or two. In fact, a few may be weekly...and probably weary...tithers. But when we shake the cup, the tinny echo reminds us how empty we remain. Until we allow Jesus to fill our cups daily, we simply subsist. The good news Christ may want to preach to you today is that you don't have to subsist. You were meant to thrive." -Beth Moore

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In Christ, "my cup overflows" (Psalm 23:5)