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Empty the Reservoir or Tear it down?

1/10/2014

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Okay, it is confession time. I am sure that I am the only one whose mind 'wanders' at right angle to the message during Sunday morning worship!

Once again, last Sunday - it 'struck again'. 
"Empty the Reservoir - or tear it down?"

We are often told to 'give it away'. How long have I heard that? I don't want my life to be a reservoir of God's blessings and resources; holding on to them 'in fear of a pending calamity', or God forbid - hoarding them for my own benefit. I am doing what I know to allow my life to be a river of God's blessings,gifts and resources, flowing through my life to others. To be honest, I am not there yet. This is definitely a journey of faith trust and action. 

But does that generous 'emptying' make me a river? The reservoir is still there, just a little less of it than before.

Then God 'shot me this thought'......'Mark, I don't just want you to empty the reservoir, I am asking you to TEAR DOWN THE DAM.'

Now wait a minute Lord. That is a little scary, and I am not sure how to do that.  Where do I begin? What in my life has created the dam? How did I end up with my life being more of a reservoir than a river? Is it fear, is it selfishness, is it the building of my 'human/secular' life separate from my 'spiritual' life? 

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Lord, make my life a river and not a reservoir, I will begin today by trusting you to help me 'tear down the dam'. Teach me Lord, and I will obey. 

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    Mark & Marybeth

    Mark & Marybeth Leavell are Missionary Volunteer Partners with World Gospel Mission. They have been in various ministries together over the past 20+ years. They currently reside in Jonesboro, Georgia, but will soon be serving in Lagos, Nigeria at West Africa Theological Seminary.

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