Thirst

I woke up around 3:40ish a.m. When I woke, I was a little groggy, but one thing was for sure. I was thirsty. After rubbing my eyes and laying in bed debating whether or not to hydrate myself. I decided, yes. I feel as though lately, I haven't been drinking enough. Partly, as lame as this is, about a week or so ago, I had my water bottle that I reuse, as I walked into church I tried to set it on the counter because my hands were full. As I did this I missed the counter, it fell. It apparently hit the corner and it cracked. So, therefore, I no longer have the bottle...which makes me drink less. As I awoke with this thirst and I had quenched it some...not to the fullest...I began to think.
This time of night...er morning, that's not a good thing or maybe it is. Dehydration, some of the symptoms are:

Dry, sticky mouth Sleepiness or tiredness Few or no tears when crying
Muscle weakness Headache Dizziness or lightheadedness

If you ignore this thirst, dehydration can slow you down.

Lately, I think this thirst is also for God. I haven't been getting enough. I'm feeling this thirst and I don't quench it. I don't obey my thirst. Instead, I become spiritually dehydrated. Symptoms of spiritual dehydration:

Dry mouth Lots of tears Attitude Weakness Etc.

I find when we become spiritually dehydrated, we aren't able to find the good. We allow our attitudes to become hard and dried. I find cynicism is not hard to reach. This dry mouth becomes full of bitterness and it is hard to proclaim the good news. Frustration comes and tears are easily ready. They come because you realize that you aren't allowing yourself to be filled with the thirst of Jesus.

John 4:5-41 is the story of the Samaritan Woman at the well. Jesus shares with her that he has living water that will never make her thirsty again! What a wonderful thing! Never to have the feeling of thirst again! Jesus never condemns this woman. He does not try to change her of her ways. We do not not her whole story. We just know that she has had five husbands and currently lives with a man. She, however, runs to spread the good news. She had become spiritually hydrated.

I was reading Rob Bell before I began this crazy blog. He was speaking of how our faith is like a trampoline. It's held together by springs that are too be stretched and it will hold it together still. He makes the statement, "...maybe that is who God is looking for - people who don't just sit there and mindlessly accepts everything that comes their way."

This I am thirsting for. I am wanting to be filled with Jesus. I, we, just have to take the time to search for the means to quench this thirst. Thirst is wonderful for our faith...it makes us want to drink up the living well. Spiritual dehydration could even be good. It allows us to question and push our faith but it's a fine line. Be aware of it - but nonetheless quench it.




I hope this makes sense. Being that I awoke and started pondering is always a scary thing nonetheless to try and post to the world.