ACCEPT YOUR TEACUP PORTION

Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done – Luke 22:42

“…God has lovingly assigned each of us to be a uniquely special teacup. Perhaps we’re an antique cup, painted with dainty roses set in gold. Maybe we see ourselves as an everyday cup – useful, but a little chipped around the edges. Or we could be a heavy-duty mug – rugged, unbreakable, and able to hold much.

Then God fills our cup with our portion, what He determines best. Our portion is our physical and emotional being, our abilities, circumstances, roles, and relationships.

Sometimes we don’t like what’s been poured into our cup. Remember the Lord Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane? When He saw the suffering He was about to endure, He pleaded, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done” (Luke 22:42, NIV). Christ grasped the handle of His cup and lifted it to God and said, “I accept my portion. Infuse me with Your strength that I may drink.

Every cup – whether dainty china or rough-hewn pottery – has a handle. God has placed our portion in our cup. We either choose to grasp it by the handle and lift it to Him, saying, “I accept my portion; I accept my cup,” or we choose to smash our cup to pieces, saying, “God, I refuse my portion. This cup is not the right size for me and I don’t like what You’ve put in it. I’ll control my life myself.

Contentment is accepting God’s sovereign control over all of life’s circumstances…when you learn the secret of contentment, you will see God in a new way. You will know in your heart that He is the One who is the Blessed Controller of all things, the King of kings, and the Lord of lords!”