You ordered a cold glass of iced tea and it was served unto you just the way you wanted it. You drank it satisfying your throat, ending it almost empty. You've had enough for a day.
But you can't have only one iced tea in your entire life. Right? There will always be another glass in the next day, and next of the next day, or whatever day it is.
"Waiter! Another glass of iced tea please."
Now, let's say the glass in the picture represents your life.
You are the vessel. What if one day your life that is overflowing with God's abundance, suddenly turns out to be empty and drained? No blessings spotted by your human eyes, no grace realized by your human knowledge. Can you still find yourself praising the Almighty Father?
Will you care to look at the situation as a blessing and not a curse?
Will you strive hard to look for its purpose instead of focusing on it as a problem?
Will you wait for it to be filled up to the brim again?
Situations like this, yes, they're too extreme to be accepted and endured. Unbearable up to a point where patience is being taken away, inch by inch.
But aren't these situations the time for you to rejoice more, pray more and give Him thanks more?
Rejoice more because when you were being emptied, God is actually preparing your vessels and tanks, making lots of spaces so He can pour out more and more and more and more of His love to you. (Sorry if I have to repeat "more" again and again over here. I am emphasizing how generous our God is. He is not that kurepot.) That you have to be empty so you can seek more of His grace and abundance.
Rejoice while waiting, then endure.
Pray more for it is the Lord alone who sends rain and showers to dry lands. The Great I Am saves the people long ago from drought, and made the fields green again for everyone. He caused the rocks to break open and water eventually flowed, freeing them from thirst. Amazing! He can do that to your dry seasons too.
Pray while waiting, then endure.
Give more thanks to Him because more blessings will be poured upon your emptiness. Better blessings will be replaced with new ones, the best ones actually. God is not yet done in you. Prepare for your breakthroughs. You will be refreshed again by His love. The kind of love that is new everyday.
Give thanks while waiting, then endure.
Lo and behold!
"The Lord says, 'Because of my covenant with you that was sealed by the blood of sacrifices, I will set your people free - from the waterless pit of exile." - Zechariah 9:11
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