"God Is Ready to Give. Are You Ready to Receive?"


     One day, I was walking from our house to the garden. I passed by some buckets like the ones in the picture. Nearby, there was a spring—a natural water source—that never stops flowing. The water keeps coming out of the pipe, whether it's the dry season or the rainy season.

    The water is often used to water the plants, wash things outside, and for other simple needs. In the picture, we can see buckets of different sizes. If these buckets are placed under the spring, they will be filled according to their capacity. When a container is full, the water keeps flowing, but it will overflow. I tried to take a lesson from this, and this verse came to my mind: 

2 Korintus 9:8 (KJV):

"And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work."

    Those buckets are like our hearts. What size of bucket are we willing to bring to receive His blessings? God is willing to pour out His blessings abundantly—according to the capacity we prepare to receive them. 

    Sometimes, the flow of His grace never stops, just like a spring that keeps running. But if our hearts are too small, too closed, or already filled with other things, we might miss the fullness of what He wants to give. So let us come with open, prepared, and expectant hearts—ready to receive, not just a little, but the overflow of His goodness. 

    Another lesson I got from my friend through this is occasion: even if there is not a single bucket to catch the water, the spring still keeps flowing abundantly. In the same way, God—the generous Giver—continues to pour out His blessings, expecting nothing in return. His goodness is not dependent on how much we receive, but on who He is. He gives because He is good. He blesses because it is His nature. And whether or not we are ready to receive, the flow of His grace never stops. The question is: will we come closer, open our hearts, and make room for all that He wants to give?

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