Ep 117- When God Calls You To Serve on Empty with Melanie Cook

Melanie Cook is a dear friend, and the Lord has used her to be an example to me of what a Christlike woman looks like. God has chosen for her to go through several heartbreaks this year as she has faced three of her precious unborn babies going to heaven. In the midst of pain, Melanie has been a beautiful testimony of someone who has trusted their heart to the One who does all things for our good and His glory.

Hard times do not wait to come when it is convenient for us. It is often in the midst of busy serving and ministering that circumstances cause us to be completely emptied of ourselves while still needing to continue with everyday life. Melanie shares lessons that God has taught her as she has come to a place of complete emptiness, yet there she found a sweetness as she relied upon God to fill her with more of Him. This is not a call to burn out, but a call to be intentional on where we get our strength and nourishment from.

Truths from the lives of David, Joseph, Naomi, and Mary will encourage our hearts and redirect our perspective in empty season.

David: He encouraged himself in the Lord in a time of great distress.

Joseph: He sought to be full of the presence of God.

Naomi: She realized God has a purpose in the empty.

Mary: She was a hungry soul that found satisfaction in God.

 

Psalm 119:68 "Thou art good, and doest good;" If you are in an empty season, remember- God is good, and He only does good! Anchor your heart to Him, and trust that He holds your heart in His hands.

 

Scriptures Referenced:

Psalm 119:68

Proverbs 27:7

Isaiah 58:11

Philippians 4:6-7, 11-12, 19

I Timothy 6:6

 

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