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"I have nothing left to give..."
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On those rare occasions ["ahem"; insert clearing of throat here], when we have thrown up our hands and declared of a valued relationship, "I have nothing left to give," what are we really saying?
Have we actually reached a point of physical and emotional depletion?
Perhaps, but isn't it more likely--when we declare "I have nothing left to give"--that we are, to be clear, speaking in terms of maintaining a balanced accounting within the relationship? That the account, from our perspective, has insufficient funds for further withdrawals? That we perceive our investment in the
relationship is no longer returning an adequate dividend?
What's a new perspective?
The
apostle Paul wrote that divine love, "keeps no record of wrongs" (1
Corinthians 13:5). Consider, from your perspective, is this a place of weakness or strength? Is this a place of bondage or liberation?
How is it possible to reconcile the account without balancing the account? (Cf. Romans 4:3.) What can you learn from the Father's relentless pursuit of reconciliation--with you?
What's possible? What would it look like if--the next time you find yourself thinking, "I have nothing left to give,"--you instead give for the sake of the kingdom of God, or in the name of Jesus?
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