Good Measure Running Over

"Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you"- Luke 6:38 (NIV).

My husband has a special job when I'm baking our chocolate pumpkin cake. He measures out the half cup of chocolate pieces. My cooking style is very mechanical; if the recipe calls for a cup of flour, I measure out a level cup and add it to the bowl, as with all the other ingredients. My husband cooks "by the seat of his pants." A handful of this, two shakes of that and throw it in the pan. In other words, his generous half cup of chocolate pieces is running over the sides...but I don't fuss any longer. For some reason the cake tastes better with his "good measure." Scripture says we should be generous, too, giving more "by the seat of our pants," instead of only giving the exact amount. It all boils down to trusting God and His promises. I'll admit that I have begun to copy my husband's "measure" when he's unavailable to perform the task. I'm learning to live "by the seat of my pants" and keep my good measure running over.