I feel so empty. I have heard that so many times, and many times I have felt that. But being empty is not such a bad thing. I’d rather be empty than full of despair, anger, sadness, selfishness, or even contemptuous pride. Better empty than full of ills. All those listed above are soul sicknesses and they will lead to the corruption or destruction of the vessel that contains them. Better empty than full of bitterness. 

At least when I’m empty there’s space. Space for Jesus to pour his healing balm into my soul. Space for new hope and enduring faith. Space to breathe life and his spirit into an empty vessel ready to be filled. So, if you’re there, empty, at your lowest try to remember, you can’t get any emptier. 

Know that the space created can then be filled.  God through his mercies can pour into it so many good things. Be careful though, in the empty state to not become hard of heart. Don’t become brittle, stay soft so when he does pour into you, you won’t break. Instead, you’ll only fill up with goodness. Just think, maybe you were empty just so you could be filled up again, but this time with him.