The Narrow Way

There was a time when I only had enough strength to survive.
Enough hope to get through the day.
Enough faith to whisper, “God, just help me make it.”

But this season?
This season feels different.

Because I’m not just surviving anymore,
I’m living in overflow.

And not because everything is perfect.
Not because I don’t still have moments.
But because I’ve learned what it means to stay rooted in Jesus long enough to see the fruit.

The peace I’m walking in now?
It’s not borrowed. It’s built.
The clarity I have now?
It came from the storm.
The joy that’s rising up in me now?
It’s been watered by every tear I cried in private.

I’ve sown in tears.
But now… I’m reaping in joy.

Psalm 23:5 says,
“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.”

My cup overflows.
Not because of what I’ve done, but because of who He is.
Because I stayed when it was easier to walk away.
Because I trusted Him when I had no idea how it would work out.
Because I chose obedience over applause.
Because I chose healing over hiding.

And now… I see the fruit.

Not just in my life, but in the lives around me.
Because overflow doesn’t stay contained.
When you live in overflow, everyone connected to you gets blessed.
Your family.
Your friends.
Your ministry.
Your children.
Your community.
Even the strangers you speak life into without knowing it.

This is what happens when you let Jesus fill you to the brim,
Your life becomes a river, not a reservoir.

You stop striving.
You stop begging.
You stop asking for scraps from people who were never meant to feed you.
And you start living from the abundance that only comes from His presence.

Overflow means I can give without growing empty.
Love without fear.
Serve without resentment.
Speak without shrinking.
Show up fully because I’m not pouring from a place of survival… I’m pouring from a place of saturation.

This isn’t ego.
This isn’t pride.
This is the reward of intimacy with Jesus.

Because when you’ve been faithful with little,
He trusts you with more.

And if you’re not there yet, let me encourage you,
Stay planted.
Stay consistent.
Stay surrendered.

Because the same God who turned my wilderness into a well will do the same for you.

It’s not just coming,
It’s already flowing.

This is overflow.
And I’m living in it now.