“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit” Romans 15:13, Holman Christian Standard Bible.
In reading through the life of David, we learn in 1 Samuel 30 how David and his 600 men lived amongst the Philistines. They had settled their wives and children in the town of Ziklag. They were away for seven years, running from Saul and living with the Philistines. They are exhausted when they come back to Ziklag, to their homes and families. Mentally and physically. And they return to find the rug pulled out from beneath them. Another nation has raided the town, burned it to the ground, and taken everything (women, children, their possessions, everything). Isn’t that just like Satan?! If he can’t discourage you or make you forget who you are in Jesus, he will run you ragged and then pull the rug out from underneath you.
And so David and his men, exhausted to their bones, weep until no tears are left to cry. I’ve been there a time or two. Then the men look for someone to blame and, naturally, turn against David. But David consults God; he remembers His faithfulness and asks God what to do. And God’s answer? Go after them. Get up and move. It’s through this movement, tired and just running ragged, that when we push through, we can have the biggest breakthroughs sometimes. So David takes his men, and they set out. Two hundred of them give up. They cannot make it another step further. David and the other 400 push on, and they are able to recover not only their family and the treasures that were rightfully theirs but even more than they thought!
When you come to God in your exhaustion, crying until there are no tears left to cry, and you seek His guidance and wisdom in the situation, sometimes He tells you to get up and move. It’s probably the last thing you want to do, but if you can push through just a little more, just a little longer, if you can just focus on doing the next right thing and taking that next right step, sometimes the spoils are so much that there are leftovers.
The spoils are yours to fill you with faith, hope, and love, but those leftovers are for everyone else. Those leftovers that overflow you spill onto everyone around you, and you become a blessing to others. From the overflow comes the filling of someone else’s cup and someone else’s blessing.
Prayer: Father God, help me keep going and take the next right step. Through the tears and exhaustion, through the hopeless feelings and grief, help me keep going, Father. You have spoils for me just around the corner, waiting to fill me and bless someone else. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
By Allison McKenna Bland, DOTK Writing Community
Daughters of the King Daily Devotionals
Posts
Copyright © 2025 — Lyrical WordPress theme by GoDaddy
I will keep going because living in defeat is not where I stay. He does have more for me I was made for more. On Sunday I’m going to a spirit field church and I’m really excited about it so that gives me hope too and I had good news about my job evaluation, so that’s another piece of good news.
Thank you, this really spoke to me today. Tears running down my face as I write this. Keep pressing in, never give up. God is Faithful. Always.
Thank you Jesus for this word. It was right on time. I got saved in 2016 . I was so lost drifting through lost years . I found myself 5 months pregnant , addicted to heroin estranged from my baby boy and his father. At my worst he found me worthy of love . I made it through a 6 month program and another 6 months in a sober living. I was pregnant with my son and their Dad went back to drugs and back to jail. I kept going , I got baptized and kept working full time taking care of my babies and cultivating my relationship with Jesus. 3 years later hy husband gets out and I had high hopes but slowly he went right. back and I was pregnant with my daughter and my oldest sons Dad died. He was the love of my life and I realized the person I married is not love . Heartbroken in a million pieces , I keep going , caring for my babies and filed for divorce . I haven’t seen my husband since I got pregnant over. 2 years ago. But I keep going keep loving my babies and painting them to Jesus . But I’m tired and some days I just feel like I can’t go anymore. But I do have a hope and faith that is stronger than ever. I don’t want to make mistakes anymore . I am continuing to work on myself because I know I need to heal and get through immense grief but it’s been really hard . I just want to cry and feel like I could lose it at the drop of a dime. I needed this word there is love and a life after heartbreak . I have my Jesus and I am so grateful . He gave me a life worth living . He gave me purpose to love the beautiful wonderful children and heart to want to help others make it to the other side of drug addiction co dependency and mental/family dysfunction . I love you Jesus and I thank you for speaking to me and seeing me right where I am. I love you ladies that make up our daughters of the king family and I am so grateful for your sacrifice and dedication to allow our God to speak life into so many seeking hearts . Thank you Father for this day for it is the day the Lord has made I will rejoice and be glad in it !
Thank you for your transparency, and the words of your testimony!
Continually allow JESUS to be your foundation, covering, completion and centering🕊️
Thank you so much for reminding me that In these daunting times that seems to never end, I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me. I will push through. I will make it. Blessings, Shalom and Agape 👀🙏🏽♥️📖🙌🏽
GRAND RISING,
This is soooooooo beau-ti-ful
Praise 👏🏿 God
That was excellent! THANK YOU!
Love to you!!!
“but those leftovers are for everyone else…” I will bless the Lord at all times and His praises shall forever be in my mouth.”
Amen thank you for this much needed word 🙏🏽
This was truly needed for a moment such as this! Thank You for encouraging me to keep going when I just want to give up and give in. Help me to have absolute surrender unto You, dear Lord. For with You are the joy and peace I seek. Please save me from my circumstances trying to cause me to fall. 🙌🏽♥️🙏🏾
This encouragement has blown my mind I’ve spent most of this week in depression slumped in a chair not caring if I live or or die you see the doctor decided to change the medication im taking for depression (which i have been taking for over 20 years) to a different one but the withdrawal has been horrendous im usually a person who gets out of bed and gets on with my day but because of my medication change I’ve been the complete opposite the flat has been a mess I’ve only had the energy to look after my three cats I cried out to God many times asking for healing but he didn’t answer me until I completely broke down ready to end my life …I haven’t been healed yet but like David and his men I will push through and receive the victory AMEN!!!
Amen 🙌🏽
Beautifully written!
The steps of a good man are ordered by GOD🕊️
This right here, Jesus!!! This is a word for current struggles in entrepreneurship. Lord thank you for what’s coming. 🙏🏾
Amen! Good morning Father God, El Shaddai! You are The Great Comforter. You give me peace when I open my eye’s in the morning and when I’m closing them at night! Help me to see that I can go on Father! I can fight through the fatigue, Lord! In Jesus name, Amen! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Hallelujah & Amen! Thank You, Father God, for blessings, hope & faith in You. I love You, Father God, & am eternally grateful. Please help me be a blessing to others. In Jesus’ name I pray ❤️🙏🕊
Thank you soooo much.
I really needed this today
This was for me!!!!
Thank you soooo much.
I really needed this today
This was for me!!!!
Glory to God!
Wow ohh wow,
Thank you for sharing this with us.
As I read it I felt as if God was reminding me of what I just came out of literally.
I’m now sharing my experience with others as the Lord leads me.
LORD, help me to hold on… strengthen, guide and teach me in this relationship….
I have been through one of the most difficult moments of my life. I got a major breakthrough but my socioeconomic background has made me unable to raise about $5000 which will enable me relocate into my breakthrough which is not only going to be a great blessing to me and my immediate family. But also to keep those smiles on the faces of people I have given hope to (“the overflow”).
I just tried cheering myself up today. Decided to fast and pray after exhausting myself with thoughts of hopelessness and despair. As I trust God for a miracle to raise the required sum before my deadline of the next 20 days.
Then I went through this devotional and without any iota of doubt I know this message was for me.
I am Blessed and inspired like David to “Keep going”. Because Abba Father will come through for me and I shall return with my testimony.
I LOVE YOU ALL DOTK.
In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen Hallelujah Thank You Lord for ordering my steps. Thank you for always making a way for me and my family, the past, the present and the future provisions. Thank you for the overflow and the new things that’s coming.♥️♥️♥️