Snapshot: Water onto the Path

Yesterday God gave me a vision where I saw water being poured from a glass.  In past visions this has represented being "poured out" for the good of others.  But this time, there was another element added to the message.  I saw that the water was being poured out along a path, forming a pathway.

I realized that He was showing me His will for me.  He was teaching me the way I should go (Psalms 32:8).  This path was designed to bring me to my spiritual inheritance--which is abundant life, everlasting life.  It is rivers of living water, found firstly within us, and then within the city of God.

"There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High."  Psalm 46:4

In the meantime, though, He is pouring out streams of water step by step (Isaiah 41:18).  These streams lead us onto the fulfillment of all the blessings we first received.   They lead us on towards Zion's river, towards Heaven itself.  He is faithful to guide us there!

The water poured out is the Spirit.  The water distributes itself and widens once poured out, because where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom (2 Corinthians 3:17).  There is so much freedom found in walking with God and going where He wants you to go.  The feeling of pleasing Him awakens us to the freedom that He gives us.  Like Bill Johnson says, the Kingdom of Heaven is bigger on the inside than it appears from the outside.

So I saw from the vision that He's taking me towards my destiny.  He's pouring out a path, which I can then follow by the Spirit.  He's equipping me with every spiritual blessing along the way!

"And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the LORD your God."  Deuteronomy 28:2

When you're on that path, that well-watered path, you can't help but pour out abundance to others.  We give because He first gave to us.  And God is always enough.  You can't help but overflow with the Spirit and impact others with the Love of God.  You can't help but be bold for Him.  This is where God wants to take us--not to physical abundance, but to spiritual overflow.  

Snapshot: Poured Out

A few days ago I saw a vision where there were glasses with wine in them.  One was wide, like a standard glass for water or juice, whereas the other was an actual wine glass.  The regular one stayed filled continually, while the wine glass was being poured out again and again.  This wine glass would pour out, then refill, then pour out, then refill, again and again and again.  Keep in mind, both glasses were filled with wine.

I was given understanding that the wider glass represented my communing time alone with God.  And the wine glass was meant to be poured out and spent on behalf of others.  The source of all this wine was the shorter, wider glass--time alone in God's presence, in prayer and in praise.  Through this communion, supernatural refill of the wine glass was made possible.  How important it is to become filled up with God!  This is the key to our sustenance, and it is the only thing that makes service for others effective and possible.

"But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you."  Phillippians 2:17

Paul was poured out again and again in service to others.  But he didn't get tired or burnt out.  He didn't lose his faith.  No, He communed with God, was filled with the Spirit, and put to use the gift that keeps on giving.  He was glad and rejoicing, even when tested with the burdens of others.

God has more than enough.  If He's called you to people, He will give you the strength and Love to sustain them.  If He has not, that means He is waiting for you to accept Him prior to receiving a specific call.  He will give you every good gift that is needed to advance His Kingdom.  It is a joy to be filled with His Spirit, filled with new wine, and it is a joy to have that gift then being given to many others.

He has called us to righteousness.  He has taken our hand.  He will keep us (Isaiah 42:6 and following).  IF we run to Him, He will fill us with the Spirit.  If we commune with Him, He is faithful to meet us where we're at.  And when He does this, He will give us an overflow for sharing with others.