Psalms 23 - the part where the cup is overflowing

    A few months back when I was jotting down what I wanted to cover in this post. I sat down scrolling through those memories that were filled with abundance. And here, let me take you through one of those memory vials. Let's dive into the pensieve with me….

    Flashback to a testimony session at camp—I think it was 2008, at the 'Footholds of Faith' youth camp. Sitting on those plastic chairs, I was struck by a powerful urge to stand and speak about how my life had been touched by the sessions I’d sat through. Every single one of them moved me.

    We spent two days at our favorite campsite with my church friends. It felt as though the speakers were talking directly to me, even though they were addressing the whole crowd; it was so relatable. They spoke about how we need to hold on to the seeds of faith that were sown in our hearts if we want to get past the strongholds weighing us down. Their words struck every string of the heavy bags I was carrying in my heart
With all the courage I could muster, I stood up. Once I started, I couldn’t stop the words or the tears. It is an experience I have since tucked into my core memory. It felt liberating to shout from the rooftops that I had been picked up from my deepest pit and brought out by my Lord. I suddenly felt a hundred pounds lighter! When I finally went back to my seat, I felt like a soldier who was cut and bruised but had just won a war.

A war that was so hard to win,

The victory at this camp was indeed sweet!

I realized - I didn't need to hold on to those strongholds anymore.

Cause I felt free - free in His Love.

And then My cup overflowed,

With Mercy, Forgiveness and the Strength to let go!

It was altar-call time, and I renewed my love to Jesus all over again! One of my most dear camp experiences that I have been part off.

And now two decades have passed and I think I was blessed to be part of some life-changing youth camps that touched me in ways that I can’t imagine. I sat flipping through those camp booklets that I carry with me just to remind me of my journey with the Lord during the most mundane days of my life.

And if I miss something about adulthood is that freedom and time to be part of camps where we get to renew our faith from time to time and listen to byte sized truth-packages to correct our ways when we go astray!

Signing off,

Overflowing Mabre.

P.S.- I'm sure there would be so many such experiences, which comes when we least expect it. And we feel like even though we are just a tiny being in this big big world, with 7 massive continents and 5 deep oceans, but yet the Lord never lets us go! So, let's take some time to read the Word and dive back into those little experiences he blessed us with to remind us that he will, indeed, lead and teach us, when the time is right! 

And thank Him for molding us, through each of those life experiences!