In chapter 3, I share how “our hearts leak and will always end up empty when we find our worth in anything but who we are in Christ. Our value is not measured by what others think of us—but we surely live like it is, don’t we? It’s almost as though we wake up every morning with an empty jar, like Sam, and walk around holding it out to people or things, hoping they will fill us…”
In today’s video message, I talk about the things we look to and illustrate how we can allow God to fill the empty places in our hearts…
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(Optional) Download my “Message Notes” in a PDF format here or in a MSWord doc here. We want you to just watch and let God speak to your heart the first time, but we also knew some of you will want the notes. I even included blanks for you to fill in. 🙂
UPDATE: It’s been quite a week at our house…a trip to the ER with my mom after a bad fall Sunday, I woke up sick on Tuesday and my son Andrew (14) broke his collar bone that same afternoon. Wednesday we found out I had bronchitis and that Andrew’s break was much worse than we expected. Fortunately, we are doing a good bit better today. God’s kept us close to His promises and provided strength and encouragement through so many of your prayers and notes. THANK YOU!!
Connecting in Community: I’d love to hear your thoughts about this week”s video message and your answers to questions at end of Chapter 3. If you left a comment earlier in the week, let’s talk about questions we hadn’t answered yet. Like 4-7. And how the video message ties into the question about finding our “worth-ship” in Christ.
Just click “share your thoughts” right below this post and do just that – share your thoughts, I love to hear them! And I’ll share mine too.
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What a great visual this was indeed. I have seen this same kind of visual but with sand, the water was better. I could see the clear, fresh water, like the Living Water that Jesus has given me. Thank you for this because lately I have felt that emptiness because I was trying to find self-worth in a “dead-end” job. Now I can see the Living Water in me and I can be cleansed and fresh to start over as I allow God to find the right job for me and trust in Him for my needs. I am SATISFIED!
HERE IT IS FEB 16 AND I AM JUST NOW COMMENTING I WATCHED THIS EARLIER BUT DIDN’T DO THE NOTE. UNFAILING LOVE WHAT A GREAT PROMISE.
I HOPE YOU AND YOUR SON ARE DOING A LOT BETTER. I ALSO HAVE BEEN SICK. I KNOW MY BODY HAS BEEN RUN DOWN FROM THE STRESS OF OUR GRANDSON’S PROBLEM AND OUR DAUGHTER BEING SICK. I KNOW THIS A SPIRITUAL BATTLE. I AM ALSO DOING MADE TO CRAVE STUDY. I AM BEHIND ON BOTH BUT I WILL NOT GIVE UP AND I WILL FINSH BOTH. THANK YOU AND ALL THE PROVERBS 31 JESUS GIRLS FOR SHARING WITH US. KAY IN INDIANA
What a wonderful and awesome video!! It spoke volumes to me and I’m coming back to watch it again
The object lesson really helps to make it clear what God wants to do for us. So appreciate this study. I also liked having the notes. Not sure if they were available for previous chapters but hope you will consider having them for subsequent lessons. Thanks again.
I loved the video, I’m new to the state of Charlotte NC and left my family behind. I have be single for 5 years now and I want to date but I was longing for the wrong thing. I was listening to a sermon and this fell right in line to what the pastor was talking about. I need his love right now so he can bring me a love that could be acceptable to him. Thanks Ms. Renee
Thank you for this video Renee. I have read the story many times of the professor who does a jar demonstration with his class, but in that version he pours the sand (God) into the jar with all the other things. I love how you said we have to take out the other things – put them in their place of prominence – so that we can truly be filled by the Holy Spirit – and put God in His place of preeminence.
The video really hits home. I can relate to the jar to where I was caught up in what people thought bout me instead of focusing on God. I had a hard time letting go of the past and satan never lets me forget it either. I have been searching in the wrong places and have always been empty inside. Over 18 years ago my husband committed sucide in front of me and our 11 month old son. I was 5 months pregnant with our daughter when he died. I gave up our daughter for adoption because I was so devastated at the time and had no support of anyone-I even shut out God. For many years I blamed myself for his death and stayed away from people. I know now all those years God was always there for me but I wouldn’t let him in. I was to caught up in I and wouldn’t let God heal me and help me move forward. Thank you for this book for it is helping me to shift my focus and allow God to do his work in me and heal me.
Girls, I just had to share this and I’m not sure how it will work here. It was sung in my church this morning and its one of my favorite songs that a group at my church sings (Faithful Hearts)…this is Point of Grace…http://youtu.be/dhyhxGpnXGs…In the Calm…enjoy
I too liked the video and the jar…it also reminds me that when I fill myself up with all those ‘other things’ I corwd God out…there’s just not space for all of it…I need to be filled more by Jesus…and when He fills me then I don’t have that emptiness that drives me to be filled by less than the best…
Renee,
Thank you for the “Free Resource” section on your site. I am challenged to pray using more scripture and was enlightened with the spiritual gift questionare.
Hi again Renee, forgot to mention I am a teacher and the use of hearing ~ seeing~ and then the reading that was available was great, I just loved the visual and your GRACE sign behind you~~~prayers for your son and your mom after their mishaps~~~~~~Sue
Hi Renee, loved the video, and needed the message you gave about where we need to turn to be filled, sometimes we forget and do turn to the flesh and think it will work and it doesn’t!!! Thank you for your prayers for my son a while ago, he is progressing slowly, but he is getting better. I have tried to let go of the wheel, I feel there is nothing else I can do now and God will have to put other people in play, and He has. His eye dr for his posterior scleritis did a blood test and we found out he does not have crohns but ulcerative colitis, which does not help the fact that he still has an ileostomy to deal with, but they are easier to reverse when it is not crohns. He has a long road ahead of him but I know God is looking after him and leading the way and will be there to help all of us deal with the days ahead and has filled me with peace knowing He is the one who is in control and leading the way~~~~~~~~Sue