THE OVERFLOW LIFE

PSALM 16:11 NLT

You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.

Psalm 23 ESV

23 The Lord is my shepherd;I shall not want.2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures;He leads me beside the still waters.3 He restores my soul;He leads me in the paths of righteousnessFor His name’s sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,I will fear no evil;For You are with me;Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;You anoint my head with oil;My cup runs over.6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow meAll the days of my life;And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever. 

Is the Lord my Shepherd?

Am I allowing the Lord to Shepherd me?

 You Anoint - daw-shane'

to be fat, grow fat, become fat, become prosperous, anoint, of prosperity, to make fat, anoint, to find fat (of offering - acceptable), to take away ashes (from altar), to fatten oneself (of Jehovah's sword), of fertility, of blessing

My Head - roshe

head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning, principle, top, tip (of mountain), choicest, best, division, the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), lead,principal, ruler, sum, top.

With Oil - sheh'-men

fat, oil, fatness, olive oil, as staple, medicament or unguent, for anointing, fat (of fruitful land, valleys), grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness

My Cup – koce

from an unused root meaning to hold together; a cup (as a container), bag, purse, for weights, money, a cup; also a bag for money or weights: —bag, cup, purse

Runs Over – rev-aw-yaw'

saturation, wealthy, abundant drink, abundant, absolute, is well-filled

The Lord wants to make sure our minds and hearts are connected to His, concerning our prosperity.

3 John 2

“Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.”

2 Kings 4 NLT

4 One day the widow of a member of the group of prophets came to Elisha and cried out, “My husband who served you is dead, and you know how he feared the Lord. But now a creditor has come, threatening to take my two sons as slaves.” 2 “What can I do to help you?” Elisha asked. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” “Nothing at all, except a flask of olive oil,” she replied. 3 And Elisha said, “Borrow as many empty jars as you can from your friends and neighbors. 4 Then go into your house with your sons and shut the door behind you. Pour olive oil from your flask into the jars, setting each one aside when it is filled.”

5 So she did as she was told. Her sons kept bringing jars to her, and she filled one after another. 6 Soon every container was full to the brim!

“Bring me another jar,” she said to one of her sons. “There aren’t any more!” he told her. And then the olive oil stopped flowing. 7 When she told the man of God what had happened, he said to her, “Now sell the olive oil and pay your debts, and you and your sons can live on what is left over.”

She went to the right place for help.

James 1:5 AMP

If any of you lacks wisdom [to guide him through a decision or circumstance], he is to ask of [our benevolent] God, who gives to everyone generously and without rebuke or blame, and it will be given to him.

She had to overcome her limited thinking.

Proverbs 23:7 AMP

For as he thinks in his heart, so is he [in behavior—one who manipulates].He says to you, “Eat and drink,”Yet his heart is not with you [but it is begrudging the cost].

She obeyed the Word of the Lord, even though it made no logical sense, and closed the door to doubt.

Matthew 21:21 NLT

Then Jesus told them, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and don’t doubt, you can do things like this and much more. You can even say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen.

Life changed, as she lived out of the overflow.

Ephesians 3:30 AMP

Now to Him who is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly more than all that we dare ask or think [infinitely beyond our greatest prayers, hopes, or dreams], according to His power that is at work within us,