A River.

"Jesus says if we have received of His fullness, however small the visible measure of our lives, out of us will flow the rivers that will bless to the uttermost parts of the earth."

God rarely allows a soul to see how great a blessing He is.

A little glimpse of 'Heaven.' We've all said it. Heard it. Experienced it. Something that was so WONDERFUL & surreal that it couldn't be possibly be part of this world. In these same heavenly glimpses, we've seen awful & heartbreaking things.

When we see & experience struggle, we are more aware of God's presence in our lives. The river runs true. However seemingly terrible & miniscule our lives are, God is there in power. He is all the more able in your weakness. We see little glimpses of Heaven, miracles & absolute blessings when we are in such need. When we release ourselves to the overflow, out of it will come life & hope & purpose!

Blissfully unaware, we may experience God's blessings everyday. But very rarely does God put a label on His blessings, & when we experience it we don't know what to do. It's foreign. Impossible. Impractical. We might call it silly, because it can't be true. It's too good to be true. It's like antibodies attacking a virus, a foreign "dangerous" body. But a blessing isn't dangerous, it's miraculous. Beautiful. Glorious. It brings HOPE to a barren land, lost of love & life.

Reckless & random: the people of this world constantly search for hope, but when God reveals it to them, it can't be true. It's too GOOD to be true. Indicating that people believe only bad things should happen to them, or maybe that's all they deserve. But God is the same for all. Loving & merciful, but to follow Him means to give up old ways. To leave the dry river bed & come to the ultimate overflow.

Miracles can happen. God is beyond us. Believe & you will receive; ask & it shall be given; pray earnestly & expect to get an answer. But then FOLLOW. MOVE. It doesn't stop with a call, but with a movement. Let the river take you. Let His blessing surprise you. And hope for the day when hope isn't something you have to hope for...

-Kristen