21 Days of Prayer…Day 18

Have you ever gotten some ice cream where they didn’t really give you enough? It’s happened to me. I love Rite Aid ice cream (back when they were open), but one day I was given a miserable, wimpy little scoop. Apparently it showed on my face when the girl at the register was ringing me up.

She quickly grabbed my cone, went over and jammed the mini scoop down into the cone, then piled on a huge scoop. I was now HAPPY! Forever now, when I read this verse, I think about ice cream.

“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”  (Luke 6:38 NIV)

Pressed down, shaken together, running over… That’s how God works in our lives when we’re generous. I’ve seen it! I’ve seen God SHOW UP in ways that are only explained by His arrival on the scene.

As you consider the potential of God’s blessing in your life (and it comes in all sorts of ways), think of it like my grandpa expressed, “I shovel in and God shovels back…but His shovel is bigger!”

Prayer Prompt: Father, I do want to live with your blessing in my life. I do want to be a blessing to others and for the sake of your Kingdom. Help me be more generous than ever. There’s just so much at stake. Show me my next step of obedience and truly being ALL IN.