mosey pe-ase

God uses children to teach me so many lessons....
I've had lots of chances to learn things today, but one incident stands out above the rest:

"more mosey,"
(cup taps on table)
"mosey," "mosey pe-ase"

echo from across the table
"smosthey! smosthey!"

after a few times I fiqure out that to one and two-year old boys, mosey and smosthey is what I call smoothie. I laughed at the sight of them there sippy cups in hand, still part-way full but wanting more "smosthey." Finally I pour a few more drops into their cups and they start drinking them again. But this doesn't last long.

"more mosey,"
(cup taps on table)
"mosey," "mosey pe-ase"

echo from across the table
"smosthey! smosthey!"

"But you don't need anymore," I told them, "you still have more left in your cup. I'll make more smoothie if we need it. Drink what you already have then I can give you more." Silently I was thinking and that way it won't get wasted when you don't use it all...

At that moment God reminded me, that's the way I feel about the blessings I place in your life. So often you want to make sure you'll have "enough" before you share. So often you refuse to empty your cup, to give all your life, all that you are, have, think, do... to me. And I can't fill you when you do that. I won't run out of blessings to give you, but there's no point in my giving them when you aren't going to need or use them. I long to pour out so much more to you than I do, but until you give what you have, how can I?