God Fills You to Overflowing!

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Rom. 15:13 NIV)

There are at least four powerful truths packed into this one verse:

1) Who? The God of hope.

Our source is not circumstances, people, or positive thinking—it is God Himself.

2) What? He fills you with all joy and peace.

Not a little. Not some. All—enough to fully satisfy and steady your heart.

3) When? As you trust in Him.

Trust is the pipeline. The more you rely on Him, the more His joy and peace flow into you.

4) Result? You overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

God never fills you just to the brim—He fills you so full that it spills out into your life and into others.

He fills you to overflowing!

In other words, when you place your trust in God, He fills you with so much joy and peace that it cannot stay contained—it overflows from you by the Holy Spirit’s power.

Therefore

Don’t live on spiritual “empty” or even “half-full.” Trust Him fully—and let the God of hope fill you until your life overflows with His hope.

“And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.” (Rom. 5:5 NIV)