Originally posted on Facebook on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.

In Week 23 of 52 Weeks of Gratefulness, I give thanks to God for an overflowing cup.

Today, I will boast in the Lord.

God has affirmed His Word and rewarded my seeking Him.

“But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”
— Hebrews 11:6

My cup runs over.

“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom.
For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”
— Luke 6:38

Every time I’ve heard this passage in the past, it was from those devouring widows’ houses.
But this isn’t about money—obviously not.
How could money be put into your bosom?

No, this is about a much greater treasure—
"the true riches."
And I’ve been given a tiny sliver:
the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 4:6).
That is worth more than all the money in the world.

Now I see dimly,
but oh, what a wonderful, soul-filling sight!

My cup runs over—
not only in the face of difficult circumstances,
but because of them.

God has used them to turn me to Him
in ways I would not have otherwise—
to show me more of His heart,
and to make His heart more of mine.

Oh, I see it now:

“Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities,
that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”
— 2 Corinthians 12:9

My cup runs over with His goodness—
even in the presence of my enemies.
And my sincere pray is that it's overflowing into others.

I’ve got 99 problems,
but being empty ain’t one.

I'm grateful.
#52WoG