water – The Manna Chef

Sisters, how many of you have been sitting by, stuck for years, “waiting on God”? Now, I’m not talking about those Sisters who really have been seeking God and are actually waiting for His command to pursue. I’m talking to those Sisters who have gotten comfortable sitting idly on the sidelines, reciting that spiritual-sounding adage: I’m waiting on God. It’s a familiar response, even when it’s not actually true. Some of us have been sitting and waiting for so long that our spiritual muscles are experiencing atrophy. They have lost their power from a lack of use!

Waiting on God does not mean you sit and do nothing. Waiting on God is active. That means you are praying and praising. You are asking, seeking, and knocking. You are walking in faith. You are reading and studying His Word. You are feeding your spirit man so that your faith will increase to allow you to do what God has called you to do. Waiting is active. And it requires some initiative from you.

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Have you ever experienced a moment when it seems like there is so much going on around you that you cannot catch your breath? Many of us pour out all the time, but what happens when there’s no one around you to pour back in?

In a dream recently, God showed me an open area with fountains all around me. He had strategically placed them to refresh me along the journey. It was amazing; it made me think about the many times I’ve just felt exhausted while I was really trying to walk the way God has called me to walk. And I realize that He has always been right there to pour back into me, even when I didn’t recognize Him at that moment.

God promises to never leave us nor forsake us. (I used present tense purposely because it’s an everyday promise.) He tells us, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28 NLT) But we have to take the time to be still long enough to receive that rest and to be refreshed. Of course, Jesus is our Living Water—the well that will never run dry. But God has also called some of His children to be spiritual fountains who pour into others along the way. It’s not an easy assignment though. When you carry this anointing, you have to spend time with the Lord and allow Him to fill your cup. And you will need your cup to overflow, so stay in His presence no matter what! It’s also important for you to recognize other fountains that can pour into you when you do become weary, because we live in fleshly bodies that do actually get tired sometimes.

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