Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. -Psalm 62:8

The God of the universe, my Creator and Sustainer, the Savior of the world, the King of kings, the Lord of lords, and my wonderful and powerful God just said that he wanted me to pour out my heart before Him. How incredible. How beautiful and lovely. What an example of His character.

So why do I not pour it out?

My shame says I'm not good enough. My guilt tells me that I am not worthy to come before Him. My grief says there is no point. My sin says I'm too broken. My loneliness says He doesn't want to know. Comparison tells me I am not close enough to Him. Regret tells me that it is too late.

Lies.

Pour them out.

Give them to Him.

Allow Him to take away the lies of the enemy.

Let Him be my refuge.

Pour out that shame. Pour out that guilt, Pour out the grief. Pour out the sin. Pour out that loneliness. Pour out the comparison. Pour out the regret.

Give these to Him. Pour these out. Become empty. The Lord is faithful and won't let me stay empty for long. He will fill me again with such marvelous joy, and He will pour out His truths to replace what once needed filling. He wants me to pour out these lies to Him because He loves me, and He wants to take them and redeem my heart with His promises.

His promise to fill.

To know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.-Ephesians 3:19

Filled with the fullness of God! How awesome! Filled with His character! Filled with His loving kindness. Filled with His mercy. Filled with His grace. Filled with His love. Filled with His wisdom. Filled with His peace. Filled with His joy. Filled with His Spirit. Filled with His truths.

What a caring Father! He wants to take all of our brokenness and replace it with His goodness. This absolutely blows my mind. This is an all-powerful, almighty God that cares for us so much that He doesn't want us living in our grief, sin, shame, guilt, loneliness, comparison, and regret. Instead, He wants us to live in His fullness! All we have to do is pour ourselves out before Him to allow Him to fill us up. Amazing love.

I want to be broken and pouring myself out before the Lord because He wants it all. He wants to take it all. I won't withhold anything because I want to be completely empty, completely hollow. An empty cup for Him to pour into with all of His fullness and overflow with His goodness.