5 Minute Friday: Full

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Today, I don't feel full.

I think of Bilbo's raspy voice saying,
"I feel thin.
Like butter spread over too much bread."

And that ache in his voice,
is in my heart.

I don't know why.
Am I doing something wrong, God? Am I seeking the wrong thing right now? Am I not looking to you? Why is it that I feel so . . .
miserable?
These past few days, I don't know what's gotten into me.
I had one sweet, filling moment with God, but the rest . . .
the rest of the time I feel empty. A vase unfilled, a well dried up.

Then I think of a verse, Isaiah 58:11.

The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.

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This is my first time doing this.

You can do it too.


5 Minute Friday is about writing. Just writing. No worrying, no editing, just letting loose. Leaking out what's on your heart. Here are the steps:

1. Write for 5 minutes without editing or touching up. Just write and don't worry about mistakes.
2. Link back to The Gypsy Mama and invite others to join in {you can grab the button code in the right side bar of her blog}.
3. Go and tell the person who linked up before you what their words meant to you. Every writer longs to feel heard.

Prompt:
             Full