“Give Out” for Jesus — One Thing to Remember When You Feel Like You Have Nothing Left

My daughter surprised me with one of those cute succulent plants—the kind with fat stems and chunky grey/green leaves. In the transition from her house to mine, several leaves fell off. I gathered them up, intending to throw them away, but she stopped me.

“Don’t throw ‘em away. You can make baby plants from them.”

“Really?” I said, eyeing the leaves skeptically. “How? Plant them? Stick ‘em in water, or what?”

“No, just toss them on top of the dirt. Roots will grow from the stem side, and then a baby plant will appear.”

I followed her instructions, and sure enough, each leaf produced a miniature replica of the parent plant. The baby plant drew nutrients from the leaf until it had developed enough of a root system to sustain itself. As the baby thrived, the mother leaf withered until it vanished into the soil.

Some days, I feel like that mother leaf.

I give in ministry. I give in work. I give in relationships, parenting, and grandparenting. I love, and serve, and pray, and spend myself until, some days, I feel like there’s nothing left. I am empty.

Then I get up the next day and do it all over again. . .

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