It has been said that there is a God-shaped vacuum in every heart that only God can fill.

This is very true, but there is also a people-shaped vacuum that only people can fill.

Both need to be kept topped up for total well-being and meaningful living.

I like to visualize my heart as a cup made up of two parts:

One is a God-shaped half.

The other a people-shaped half.

Only as both are “fixed and filled” do I become a whole!

We can no more run on an empty love cup than our car can run on an empty fuel tank.

We need to keep our God-love-cup filled-

– by daily keeping in fellowship with God by living a wholesome life;

– by daily reading and meditating on God’s Word, the Bible;

– by maintaining an active prayer life;

– and in purposeful fellowship with other Christians.

And we need to make sure we get our people-love-cup filled in healthy relationships-

– otherwise we may be tempted to get our love-cup filled in unhealthy and damaging relationships which can lead to an increase in our feeling of emptiness and, consequently, in time, become ill physically, emotionally, and/or spiritually.

“Dear God, please fill my empty heart with your love and help me to get my people-love-cup filled in healthy ways—and help me to see what I can and need to do to meet both of these God-given needs. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully, in Jesus’ name, Amen.”

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