fill me up

My friend, Brian Frable, wrote a song/prayer to God that says, "Fill me up, till I overflow.  I want to run over. I want to run over."  His words have become my own daily prayer to God in the last couple of months. 

God longs to be the One who fills us up, but we often think we need to do it ourselves.  Let me just say, me trying to fill me up never ends well.  In Galatians 5:19-23, the Apostle Paul made two lists; the fruits of our sinful nature and the fruits of the Spirit of God.  When I see the fruits of my sinful nature coming out, it is a wake up call to my spirit.  I'm empty of God and I'm filling up with me.  I need to spend time on my knees; repenting, praying, and listening. I need to allow the truth of God's word to fill me.  I often find myself whispering, "Jesus, fill me up."

How do I know that God wants to fill each one of us?  The Bible has so many verses that say so.  Here are some of my favorites:

And this hope will not lead to disappointment.  For we know how dearly God loves us, because He has given us the Holy Spirit to FILL our hearts with His love.  Romans 5:5

I pray that God, the source of hope, will FILL you COMPLETELY with joy and peace because you trust in Him.  Then you will OVERFLOW with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.  Romans 15:13

And the church is His body; it is made FULL and COMPLETE by Christ who FILLS all things everywhere with Himself.  Ephesians 1:23

And my favorite...I read it and pray it every day...there is so much good truth here...

I pray that from His glorious, unlimited resources He will empower you with inner strength through His Spirit.  Then Christ will make His home in your hearts as you trust in Him.  Your roots will grow down into God's love and keep you strong.  And may you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep His love is.  May you experience the love of Christ though it is too great to understand fully.  Then you will be made COMPLETE with all the FULLNESS of life and power that comes from God.  Now all glory to God, who is able, through His mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.  Ephesians 3:16-20

I'm so amazed by God!  He wants to fill us up completely, until He overflows out of us.  Not just a drop.  Not halfway.  COMPLETELY so we can share Him with the people around us.  God is enough to fill each one of us to overflowing.  He wants to fill us, we only need to ask.