After writing on Friday I felt so refreshed and as if my tanks had been topped up. Which is a very good thing because we had youth camp this weekend and all sorts of issues came up that our teens need help with and we came back home on Sunday feeling absolutely exhausted.
Now, what is the point of being filled up only to be emptied again you may ask. Well, we fill up our cars tank so that we can go sonewhere, knowing that the travelling is going to empty the tank again. So too we are filled SO THAT we can pour ourselves out. It is useless to fill up a car and leave it in the garage. In the same way, it is useless to fill ourselves up with God and His goodness and truth and then keep it to ourselves.
Not only are we filled so that we can empty ourselves, we also NEED to be filled before we can empty ourselves. I am guilty of driving my car till it is so empty I don’t know if I will make it to the petrol station. Even worse I am guilty of running myself to empty too.
I let days and weeks go past without a quiet time and then wonder why I am so tired and irritable and empty. I minister from an empty vessel and wonder why the ministry is not very good.
We spoke about the importance of quiet times on camp and how vital it is to spend time with God. We spoke about the different things you can do in your quiet time. This morning for my quiet time I pumped the songs and sang them to Tim while Peter and I pranced around the lounge. And my tank is now full again.
I pray that this week we would daily fill our tanks with God’s Word and daily empty them in ministry. Each day may we pour ourselves out so that God can fill us anew every morning.
Have a blessed week!