Capacity...............

Things have a capacity. Rooms, cars, elevators, cups, glasses, bowls, jars.....these are things that can just hold so much. Try to put a gallon of water in a quart jar and well, you find out pretty soon that the jar has not only reached it's capacity, but reached it way before the big puddle of water appeared on the counter. I think in some ways we, as humans, also have capacities. We reach a point of overflowing. And when that happens, it usually is a bigger mess than a gallon of water in a quart jar. Maybe you're zooming through life, head down, attacking the path right in front of you because that's all you can possibly do at this point. Looking up, to the right or to the left, would allow you to see the big picture and it ain't pretty! We all live our lives in the manner that we assume is best for us. I think that's called being adult. WE are IN CHARGE of our lives. But at the end of the day, maybe, just maybe, we need a helping hand. How blessed are we who have people in our lives that want to not only love, pray, laugh and cry with us, but also lend a hand. If your water of life is a gallon and you are only a quart at this time, I hope you see who is around you that wants to be that encouragement in your life....with words, hugs, or just ears. I thank God daily for those who have Stood in the Gap with me. And then I assure you, one day you will get your chance to help someone else hold their overflowing capacity. Think about this my friend. We all are in both positions more than once in our lives. Grab opportunities as a giver and as a receiver. Grab and hold on. People matter.... TO you and FOR you.