Fill My Cup, Lord

(1 Kings 4:1-7, Elisha and the widow)
The Power of Desperation, Michael Catt

• "We will never crave to be filled until we are convinced we are empty." - John Blanchard
  
  
• Hindrances to being filled with the Holy Spirit:
  
  
  * Too much confidence in your own ability to function without help, coupled with a lack of appreciation for what the Spirit can and will do.
  * Being resistant to repentance.
  * When you cannot or will not take God at His Word.
  
  
  
  
• PUSH - Pray Until Something Happens
  
  
• Take God at His Word. Don't negotiate or try to figure it out. Have the attitude of the mother of Jesus who said to those at the wedding feast, "Do whatever He tells you." (John 2:5) End of discussion and the beginning of blessings.
  
  
• Desperate people obey willingly!
  

Additional scriptures to read: Ephesians 3:17-19, 5:15-18; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Romans 10:17; James 2:26.

Also, see this post for more on the story of Elisha and the desperate widow.