So Tired....

" Holy Fire, burn away, my desire for anything,
that is not of you and is of me, I want more of you and less of me.
Empty me....
Fill me with You! With You Lord!"



We have been spinning our wheels over here for a long time.... one activity after the other....

I am so tired!

Unfortunately, when I get tired, I am not always the most loving, spirit filled, wife and mommy. Ugh! I hate that!
So, after no sleep again last night, I woke up and did my devotions. After spending some time in God's word, convicted, I might add, I decided to read "The Holy Experience." She is very deep and I feel like I am reading a devotional book when I read her. Anyway, at the bottom of the post is a quote from Amy Carmichael that cut deep to my marrow.

"If a sudden jar can cause me to speak an impatient unloving word, then I know nothing of Calvary love. For a cup brimful of sweet water cannot spill even one drop of bitter water, however suddenly jolted."

Ouch, that hurt! What I have been spilling over has not been "sweet water." I am often telling my children that there is no excuse for sin: ie: tired, hungry or sick... It seems as if the Lord is gently reminding me that there is no excuse for my sin as well.

I am so thankful that Jesus died for me on that cross at Calvary. I know when He was hanging there He was doing this for me 2000 years later. I am redeemed! I want to spill out His love when I am shaken.

Lord, please forgive me for unkind words that at times so easily spill out of me.

Proverbs 10:19
In the multitude of words sin is not lacking but he who restrains his lips is wise.

Blessings,
Kim