Pouring Out Where I’m Not Being Filled

Pouring Out Where I’m Not Being Filled

Sub-Title: Protect Your Peace, Guard Your Gifts, and Watch Your Heart

Scripture Foundation:

Proverbs 4:23 – “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.”

Matthew 7:6 – “Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine…”

Galatians 6:7 – “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”

Introduction:

There comes a time when you must stop emptying yourself into things and people who are not invested in your restoration.

Can I just be honest? People…………Will drain you, exhaust you, or spiritually dehydrate you—because you kept pouring into places and people who had no oil for you? You gave your time, your love, your energy, your gifts, and your wisdom—but got no healing, no help, no harvest in return.

You need to hear me today: God never called you to bleed out for what won’t bandage you.

We always talk a lot about lost sheep, but what about the bleeding sheep? The ones who are faithful but fractured… anointed but aching… visible but still invisible in their pain.

They show up Sunday after Sunday, serving, singing, sowing—while silently bleeding from wounds nobody’s treating.

Too many are spiritually hemorrhaging while the church claps over their performance.

To the Bleeding you are not a bottomless cup. You are not a public faucet. You are not a spiritual vending machine. God gave you treasures in earthen vessels, not to be wasted—but to be stewarded.

Prophetic Insight:

There’s a sound coming from the pasture—it’s the cry of bleeding sheep. And heaven hears it.

God is raising up shepherds after His own heart who will not shout over your brokenness but will sit with you, restore you, and remind you: You were never created to live wounded.

You can’t keep giving from a place that’s not being replenished.

It’s not selfish to say “no” when your “yes” is costing you too much peace.

Jesus didn’t heal everybody. He moved based on faith and alignment.

Relationships, ministries, jobs, and friendships should be mutual—not parasitic.

Galatians 6:7 – Whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap.

But if all you do is sow into others and never reap, check the soil.

Sometimes the problem isn’t your gift—it’s the ground your sowing into.

We’ve all been guilty of:

Pouring into people who had no intention of pouring back. You gave them time, energy, love, wisdom—and when your cup ran low, they were nowhere to be found.

Showing up for folks who disappear the moment you need someone to lean on. You were their 911, their midnight call, their lifeline—but when your heart was heavy, they ghosted.

Investing in situations that left you emotionally and spiritually bankrupt—spending peace you couldn’t afford, paying the price for loyalty that wasn’t mutual.

But here’s the turning point:

This is the season where God says, “No more withdrawals without deposits!”

You are not a dumping ground for dysfunction. You are not a spiritual ATM for users with no PIN to your purpose.

You’re coming into a season of reciprocity, recovery, and restoration.

You have got to protect your peace. Guard your oil. Preserve your gift. There’s a difference between serving and being used up.

Point 1: Don’t Waste What’s Holy in Matthew 7:6

Jesus said, “Give not that which is holy to dogs.”

That means there are some environments and relationships that can’t handle the weight of the Glory that’s on you.

Let me tell you something powerful:

Everybody can’t carry the weight of the glory that’s on your life.

Some relationships, some environments, even some churches—can’t handle the oil you walk in.

They loved you when you were low-key, but now that God is raising you, the room feels different.

Scripture Reference:

In 2 Samuel 6:6-8 – When Uzzah touched the ark of God, he wasn’t authorized to handle the weight of His glory.

In Matthew 17:1 – Jesus didn’t take the whole crowd to the Mount of Transfiguration—just Peter, James, and John.

Why? Because not everybody is equipped to witness glory moments.

See…….Glory will make insecure people feel exposed.

It’s not that you changed, it’s just that your light revealed their shadows.

I have found out that you can’t cast kingdom vision into carnal minds.

I have found out that you can’t sow excellence into people who are addicted to being average.

I have found out that you can’t give the oil of your anointing to people who just want your benefits but not your burden.

Illustration:

Did you know that a doctor doesn’t perform surgery in a junkyard? Why? Because the environment has to match the gift.

You don’t do delicate, life-saving work in a place contaminated with chaos. You don’t open up somebody’s chest where rust, rats, and wreckage surround the table.