He Fills My Cup

On a discouraging day in December, I felt like a cup of hot cocoa would help warm my weary heart.

Actually, it was bone broth hot cocoa to be precise. But that’s a story for another time. Look it up. It’s surprisingly delicious. Chicken soup for the sweet-toothed soul, I say.

So, I began pulling out the ingredients and realized halfway through stovetop mixing that I was running low on several items.

Okay then, I guess I’ll have a third of a cup of cocoa. More room for whipped cream, I guess.

But alas, all that empty gas-pressurized bottle produced was, well gas. This was supposed to relieve my stress, not add to it. 

Then, just as mornings like this typically unfold, chaos pulled me away before I could even take a sip from my cup of calamity. I threw up my hands and briefly gave into the awaiting pity party.

Until an hour later. 

When I returned to that lukewarm, half-filled, whip-less mug, I was not prepared to see a message from God. A heart stared back up at me as whispers filled my own heart. 

I got you, girl. Your cup may feel empty right now, but it’s not. I’m filling it daily.

Two of my favorite singers released a song together last week, and as I listened to this powerful, upbeat message about our unstealable joy, I thought of this hot cocoa moment. 

“In the high highs

In the low lows

You fill my cup

You fill it up until it overflows.”

In the low lows, we may feel like our cups are anything but filled. But cocoa hearts await.

We just need to throw up our hands. And give in to the only one who can turn the lukewarm dregs of sorrow into overflowing joy.

*Check out Can't Steal My Joy - Josiah Queen (feat. Brandon Lake)

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