The Cup That Overflows

“My cup runneth over.” Most of us have heard this verse all our lives. We nod. We move on. But what does an overflowing cup actually do?

It spills.

That spillage — that overflow — is not waste. It is blessing looking for somewhere to land. When God pours into our lives beyond what we need, that overflow is meant to touch the people around us. The person who has just lost their furniture in a house fire. The family who cannot afford groceries this week. The veteran who served our country and now cannot afford a winter coat.

This past year, 208 families in our community received a full household setup — beds, furniture, kitchenware — because people whose cups were running over chose to let it spill into someone else’s life. That is the overflow made visible.

We do not ask people to give from their poverty. We ask people to give from their overflow. The extra coat in the closet. The furniture sitting in a storage unit. The $5 that won’t be missed.

What is overflowing in your life today that might be an answered prayer in someone else’s?