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I remember my former lay leader used to say "my cup runneth over and my saucer is full as well" and I used to chuckle to myself that that didn't make no sense. Or so I thought...until now.

I was in a small cafe tucked in the interior part of a European city recently and I ordered a cup of tea. They brought out a mildly worn tea pot and the tea bag tag was hanging outside of the pot. When I went to go pour it, I forgot what I was doing and filled the cup up to the point where there was some residual tea in the saucer. Then my lay leader's motto hit me. Oh, how my cup did runneth over.

My cup runneth over in the realization that every round can go higher and higher in the presence of the Lord. Remembering 2 Corinthians 5:7 that we live by faith and not by sight, it is sometimes easier to "want to see" than actually seeing. What do I mean? Well, I have been praying that God show me the next steps for my life. I want to walk in God's will for my life, but can I handle the next steps. By trusting in the Lord, that ability is possible.

Until then, I will fix a cup of tea and wait on the Lord.