The words “pour your heart out” keep coming to mind. As I ponder this, I’m finding it hard to define exactly what that means here. What does this look like? How do I pour my heart out to a kid I spend an hour with at a Bible study, a kid who I cannot speak his language, a kid I’ll most likely never see again. How do I pour my heart out to these FYMs? 8 students that I’ll spend 14 days with then might never encounter them again. How do I pour my heart out to these 2 leaders that I’ve grown to know over the past year? 
Should the measure to which I invest and pour myself out differ depending on who I’m interacting with?
I need discernment to know how to serve & what the needs are of those around me. More so, I need wisdom to know how I can help them take those needs to the feet of Jesus, for He fulfills each and every longing that we have. My prayer is that God would continue to use me as a listening ear & sounding board as people verbally process, an encouragement to those in need, and a speaker of truth & life to all I encounter.
So what does “pour your heart out” really mean? I’m probably over thinking this…that’s what generally happens when physical exhaustion sets in at such a late hour. But I trust that the Jesus in me is enough. If Jesus is in my heart and fills my spirit, then when I “pour my heart out,” I pour Jesus out. I am grateful that He chooses to flow out of me to minister to those around me. May those I encounter never see me or what I can offer…may they only see Jesus pouring out of me.
Lord, I pray for an increase of your Spirit in me. As you teach me how to constantly pour my heart out, would you constantly replenish my spirit with more of You.
