Hi Ladies,
Some of you probably appreciated the shorter meditation and prayer focus on Psalm 81:10 last week. 😄 But it left some of you with questions. I am so glad it did, and even more so that you asked! My goal is to help you learn how to think biblically, not just to tell you what to think. But sometimes, I’m not as clear as I think I am. So please know that I love your questions, regardless of why!
Here is the question: How do we practically “fill up” with God?
First, we must acknowledge that it is ultimately His work: “I will fill.” (God is the one speaking in this verse)
But, it does require our willing obedience: “Open your mouth.”
So what might this look like for you this week?
- If you don’t already, purpose to set aside time with Him in His Word and in prayer. He wants it!
- Pray before you open His Word, “Show me more of who You are as I open Your Word. And satisfy me with Yourself as I behold You.” He desires to do this!
- When anxiety wells up, don’t turn to your temporary comfort of choice (you know what it is). Rather, turn to His eternal promises to be Your loving Shepherd, your anchor, your deliverer, your peace, etc. He will provide everything you need!
- When loneliness overwhelms, go to the One who has given you His Spirit to dwell in you. He will never leave you nor forsake you!
- When your schedule threatens to pull you in 10 directions, pause. Hold your plans (and your heart) up to the Lord with open hands, and ask Him to show you His will for you. Ask Him for wisdom and grace to walk in His way, and to be filled with His Words, no matter how busy things get around you. He will guide, and provide!
- When you’re wrestling with defining your worth by others’ opinions of you, saturate your mind with the truths about who He has made you in Christ. And do whatever it takes to keep meditating on them. He wants you to trust His character and His purposes for you fully!
Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it!
Notice that all of these “practices” involve the truths of His Word. Christ (quoting Moses in Deut 8:3) says, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Mt. 4:4). True satisfaction can only come from unchanging Truth.
But also notice that these truths are relational. He promises to fill us with Himself! (Read the entire Psalm to see this more clearly). As we behold Him in His Word, we are being transformed more and more into the image of Christ. He is producing in us the fruit of His Spirit: love, joy, peace… We are not simply obeying commands. We are communing with Him, “filling up” on Him, obeying out of love and because we know it truly is the best thing for us!
If our cup is filled with Him, everything else is overflow.
People’s opinions affect us, but not to the same degree.
We enjoy earthly gifts, but only insomuch as they cause us to acknowledge the Giver.
We feel the weights of the burdens of this life, but they don’t crush us.
Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. This is what it looks like to abide!
Let’s pray for one another this week, that we would grow in our desire and ability to receive His Words and live them out in every practical area of our lives. And let’s encourage and help each other pursue this together! ❤️🙏🏼
Anna
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