Storing or Pouring

As we continue in our spiritual journey, one of the hard questions we should ask ourselves is, "Am I storing or pouring?" In other words, am I taking in and feeding on God's Word and hoarding it for myself or am I taking what God had revealed to me through his Spirit and passing it along to others?

One of the amazing things about God's economy is that when you give something away, you don't reduce your own resources. When I share Biblical truth with another person, I haven't lessened in any way what God has given to me but I've helped increase what He supplies to others. In his infinite wisdom, the Lord chooses to do his work through people and sharing His truth isn't restricted to pastors and Sunday school teachers. Don't invalidate yourself by believing the enemy's lie that you have nothing worthwhile to share with someone else.

I would never discourage anyone from immersing themselves in Scripture and learning as much as they can, but what good is gaining all that knowledge if it isn't poured into the lives of others? I'm quite sure that God is more interested in the number of people we've been able to influence spiritually than how many times we've read the Bible cover-to-cover.

Paul's letters to Timothy provide us with great insight in what it means to disciple another person and help them grow in spiritual maturity. 2 Timothy 2:2 gives us clear marching orders--and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. So let's pour!