pour - /pôr/
p o u r i n g - to cause a liquid to flow from a container in a
steady stream by holding the container at an angle.
Here it is.
After many sleepless nights, hopeful dreams, and countless
thoughts, here it is. Here is my heart - the pouring of my heart. Better yet,
the pouring of God's heart in the form of my words.
This is for me.
I'm no writer. My words are messy. They're unpredictable. They
are me.
These words come straight from my heart and on to this page.
Words are a powerful, beautiful, life-giving method of expression. Today, I am
choosing to take part in this beautiful mess we call life through my words. You
may not know me, but I pray that my words speak to you. I pray that they would
inspire you to take a chance and use your words too. They're too beautiful to
pass up.
Stop hiding. Your true self is waiting for its release date.
Truth is waiting for you to finally come home after a long time of believing
that you were home sweet home in your comfort. Let God awaken your soul and
step in to His outpouring of love. It’s okay to be uncomfortable.
Open your eyes to the lies you are seeing as truth. Your best self
is NOT your perfect self. Your best self is your beautiful, messy,
unpredictable, humorous, loving, and unapologetic self.
Let yourself be poured into by love. Let yourself pour out love.
Love is steady but it's not stagnant. It is beautifully overwhelming. Not the
stressful kind. The kind where you're swimming in it because it overflows out
of your own cup and into the lives of others.
The human body is like a cup. We hold things in and we let
things out. We were made to hold things for the sole purpose of the contents
being poured out. When there are unhealthy substances in our cups, it is
evident in our lives. We reap what we sow. After constantly being sick from
shitty substances in my cup, I'm choosing a new substance.
Water.
I'm choosing to let water be the substance in my cup. I'm
choosing water because it gives me life; it sustains me. I'm letting (THE)
living water flow through me and give me life. I'm letting living water fill up
my cup for the sole purpose of pouring out onto others. Water isn't meant to
stay in its cup. It's meant to pour into someone or something. It's meant
to seep through the crevices of our innermost being and invade our
space. It quenches our thirst and brings us back to life. The living water
gives us life, but more importantly love. It is only when we choose to be brave
that we can allow ourselves to pour out that water. That love.
Love is uncomfortable. It exposes the secret crevices of our
hearts without permission.
Pouring out of a cup requires us to hold the cup at an angle.
Just like love, pouring is uncomfortable. It makes us stand funny and look
silly.
Trust me, it's worth it. We don't get another life to live. We
don't get new cups to fill up. We get one beautifully and intricately made cup
that we can choose to love or choose to hate.
So let your words pour out without a filter. Let your love pour
out unashamedly because you never know who you'll inspire. Allow your words to
give someone life. Watch your words come to life for them. It’s worth it just
for that one person.
This is my challenge: live your life as a beautifully,
un-choreographed, "sorry not sorry" dance that represents who you are
and who our Creator has made you to be. Express yourself through the confidence
you have in the God who gave you those gifts and talents. Refuse to apologize
for your beautiful self. Stop setting yourself to unrealistic standards. Extend
grace to yourself and others. Love recklessly.
In the words of Hannah Brencher:
"Don't write fear a love song. Fear has never deserved your
love songs...You are human. Not superhuman...Accepting yourself will prove to
be one of the biggest journeys of this lifetime."
Today, I am thankful for you. The one reading this. You are
beautiful. People should know how beautiful they are. I’m choosing to live my
life telling people just that.
