Take Off the Lid

A friend challenged me last night to 'take off the lid'. I reminded him that since Thursday (a mere 6 days earlier) there had been a rapid-fire succession of family emergencies popping up with scarcely the time to react before another one gets dropped in my lap. In addition, it feels as though I have to be the strong one for many of the people involved. I'm pouring my cup into everyone else's cup and coming up empty. My friend told me, "Your cup is being filled, you just need to take off the lid."

At first I was offended that he saw my faith as so shallow, but I quickly saw he was right. Not taking the time to get on my knees before God puts a lid on my cup just as tightly as not finding at least ten minutes in my day to read my Bible. Throw in the temptation of wishing for a better support team and I had the perfect mix to have a pity party. Granted, everything is out of control right now, but God is still in control and a woman of faith finds strenth in the promises of God.

"For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline." 2 Timothy 1:7