Joy Carrier

Therefore with joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. Isaiah 12:3

You can be a joy carrier. You can pour living waters on others, even in the midst of your own troubles. 

You can be an extravagant giver and in the process of pouring out on others, you will summon the flow of a fountain of Living Water. 

In the finding of small, hidden, discreet places to give to others, you too will be the recipient of restoration. 

You don't realize how much you can change another's life, just by a simple smile, a kind gesture, a simple question with 3 or 4 words....

Are you okay? Can I pray for you? It will be okay. This will pass. I hear you. I see your pain.

How precious is your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of your wings. 

They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your pleasures. 

For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light. Psalm 37:7-9

Certainly the following promise given by Messiah is a key- a 'breakthrough promise'

of new life even in the midst of trial or heartache.

Give and it will be given unto you, pressed down, shaken together and running over shall men give unto your bosom.

If you are in a rut, in a place of... 'stuck in grief'

or feeling sorry for yourself...

there is no better way-to get free-

force yourself off the couch and find a place to pour out onto others. 

Even if you are going through extensive medical check up and treatments....finding some way to give into another's life will set you free. 

This is the way the living waters flow through you to others. As you increase the flow, this wonderful fountain of life will also refresh as it pours, through you, into another's situation or crisis.

It is more blessed to give than to receive. 

Keep it simple. You don't have to study to be a minister or a social worker, just take your eyes off of self, look around and find a simple need. 

As you do this, you will see other simple places to fill up with Living Water. The disciples did not go to Bible College, they simply watched Messiah as the compassion flowed through Him. 

Who turned the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a fountain of waters. Psalm 114:8

Start small, it will increase all of its own. It is a law of nature, a law of spiritual promise. Others will join in, it will amaze you.

Giving has a life all its own, you cannot stop the cascading effect. Its similar to the law of supply and demand. If you put a demand on the fountain, it will pour out more and more. 

If you stay static in your present situation, you will stay static in the limitations and boundaries set by the past. 

Make it a game of child's play. Remember your child-like desire to play in the sprinkler?  Remember the challenge of "cross the bridge" as you walk across the rocks at a nearby creek? 

Remember playing in the small waves at the beach or splashing water on a friend? Just try a little sprinkle of joy on someone who is not expecting anything kind or thoughtful. 

Keep it to yourself, keep it a secret between you and the Lord and between you and the recipient; 

that is the best way to increase the flow of His presence within the fountain of joy.