Pouring Into the Generations
For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your children and my blessing on your descendants. Isaiah 44:3
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I was scrolling through Instagram on Mother’s Day morning when I providentially found an inspiring artist whose amazing art perfectly catches our the vision of our heart, here at Cross Gen Life. Meet Paige Payne and click over to her page when you’re done reading! You’re in for a visual feast of family images! https://paigepaynecreations.com/
When I look at this inspirational piece- I see the beautiful intentionality of parental love watering the next generation. I know we’ve all felt that overwhelming feeling of love and outpouring when we’re with our children or grandchildren. We want to give them everything they need and protect them from all harm. Love is literally flowing from our hearts to them. When I look even deeper, I see a layered spiritual reality happening in this cycle of parental “pouring” out.
Isaiah 44:3 tells us God is the source of the “river of life” which flows from above. He is the beginning point of all refreshing and growth. The River of Life actually flows out from His throne! (Rev. 22:1,2) and it flows from within us when we believe on Jesus. (John 7:38)
For RIVERS OF LIVING WATER to flow through us to the next generations- we, ourselves, must first let His refreshing flow into us!
Spiritual Dehydration or River of Life???
God is our Creator and Sustainer! I can get so dry and thirsty! Sometimes, I forget to drink from His inexhaustible resevoir of living water! But I have to remind myself my “job” - my purpose- my calling- as a parent or grandparent or even someday great-grandparent, is not to pour out from my own limited resources. I don’t have to control or fix every problem. (preaching to myself here 😁)
We are to be filled, comforted and sustained by His Spirit- THEN- when we are filled, there will be spillover from His life giving water. The overflow comes from our direct connection with our Heavenly Father.
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Our prayers, hugs, our words of encouragement, active listening without judging, our shared stories, and intentional time spent with our children and grandchildren, are physcial ways we ‘pour out”. We can become God’s conduit of grace and refreshing to each generation.
But don’t think it all depends on you! (I revert back to this anxiety and false narrative so many times) The promise is “God will pour out His Spirit on you and your children and your descendants.”
God waters individiually and generationally.
When we faithfully water who we can see- God above, opens the skies and rain grace above the entire family. It isn’t just a trickle down effect from us- God rains fresh living water directly into their hearts and meets them where own own hands can’t reach.
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At the end of the day, building a generational family legacy isn’t about striving or exhausting our own limited wells. It’s about positioning ourselves under the header of His grace.
Let’s stop striving and instead, step directly into the river of life! Let’s dance in His presence, rest in His love and be amazed as our lives become waterfalls of blessing. Praying we let Him continually fill us so the spillover will saturate the generations to come. Let’s pray for generational spillover!
I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments below.
Connecting Generations and Creating Legacy- Cindy
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