When I had my business in Arizona I would often spend my off
hours hiking in the desert. At an abandoned mining town I came across a water
standpipe that had a thin trickle of water leaking out onto the dry, dusty,
slag-strewn earth. In the little rivulet that trickle made, there grew a few
blades of grass and the smallest white flower.
I marveled at how little water it took to bring life out.
As I continued to hike an image came into my mind – that of
an immense water tank, ageless, its top unseen sitting in the middle of a vast
desert. The tank was covered with thousands upon thousands of faucets. Some
old, some new, some fashionable, some utilitarian, some large, some small – and
all of them were open to some degree. Drips came from some, gushers from others
and around the base of the tank and spreading into the desert were beautiful
gardens fed by the life giving water.
This is my image of giving. We are all faucets capable of
being the conduit of God’s grace in the thirsty world. We give of our time, talents
and possessions – the signs of God’s gracious love to us – what He has first
given us.
Daily I need to ask how big the faucet is that God gave me. Is it open? Is it open enough to show the
world that I am thankful for the gifts I have been given? Can I open it
further? Are there other places and people I can improve through the gifts I
have been given?
Lord, let my life be wide
open so your grace can flow through all that I say and do.
Amen.
Paul S.
Paul I have been looking for pictures of faucets in deserts for some time! I hope you get this post because I am hoping you will allow me to use them for a presentation I am doing based on my new book "Ditzy Blonde Faucet-It's a God Thing" Check out my website and I'd love to have you join me on one of my free webinars because God has given us the same "vision" We are all valuable, needed, worthy vessels if we only yield to God's power. Please check out my website... www.lindalarsonschlitz.org God bless you for sharing!
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