If you put a sponge under a faucet of water, within a few minutes, it’s saturated.

But what if you leave that sponge under the faucet for another five minutes? Will it receive any more water? How about if you left it under the faucet for a whole week? No more could be absorbed.

What do you have to do for the sponge to regain its absorbency? Squeeze it out. Then its absorbency returns and it sucks up water again.

That’s how God created us. Some of us have become saturated. We’ve received so much we feel like we’re not receiving like we used to. It’s time to squeeze our sponges — and that’s called serving. When we do it, the absorbency of our heart is restored. Things that used to be boring become fresh and vibrant!

By Wayne Cordeiro