On my early morning run, recently, I marveled at how green all the vegetation looked. During the evening, the parched ground had received over an inch of rain, and in joyful response the lush button was turned way up. In the summertime, while doing manual labor, my father used to say he was so thirsty he could spit cotton. I always liked that saying, I guess it was the visual image of my Dad’s puffed up cheeks full of cotton balls. Physically we’ve all experienced this sort of dryness, but what about spiritually? Is your life in Christ a verdant garden , or more akin to the Sahara desert? Personally, I have postcards from both locations, but certainly prefer the garden. What is the root cause of the arid soul? It’s easy to figure out when it concerns the natural; a shortage or complete lack of water. People can’t exist long without it, and plants will wither and die. In the same way, our souls are designed to be refreshed, revitalized and renewed by personal contact with Christ. We can not fully live without His word, anymore than we can survive without water. Remember the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well? She was a cotton-spitter from way back, living a life away from God‘s refreshing. When Jesus spoke to her of himself, as the only source of everlasting refreshment, she wanted it immediately. Jesus answered, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." John 4:13-14. Healthcare professionals tell us it’s so important to drink at least 8 glasses of water a day. Do you take in the equivalent amount in Him daily? No wonder you’re dry! Begin with a glassful and watch the green appear.
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