Reservoir or River?

Do you feel blessed?
You better believe it baby!!!

God can pour on the blessings in astonishing ways so that you're ready for anything and everything, more than just ready to do what needs to be done. As one psalmist puts it, ‘He throws caution to the winds, giving to the needy in reckless abandon. His right-living, right-giving ways never run out, never wear out.’ 2 Cor 9:8-9 (Msg)

As I read this I began to realise that I occasionally think of God’s blessings in terms of accumulation. Paul doesn’t mince his words in this letter; the accumulation of blessings was never God’s intention.
Since God is our Heavenly Father it is natural that He wants to involve us in His work, and so He blesses us so that we can be ready to bless. Young children try to imitate their parents and this is the behaviour that God encourages [and inspires]. No blessing is a dead-end; it may rest in our lives for a time, or be consumed by us but it will fuel our own giving. Our lives should not have reservoirs of blessing which we store up in case we run out some day. God gives so that we can join Him in giving! Blessings are a river that flows through our lives giving life [to other rivers and the ‘wildlife’ that dwells on the banks]. This river of blessing (which means that we are always ready to give) will never dry up, but if we build a dam to store it up it can easily swell up, break the banks and destroy all that we have.

Be a river, not a reservoir, so that you can gleefully [and rejoicingly] join God in His business of blessing.