Are You Running on Empty — Physically AND Spiritually?

At any given time, you’ll see me with my “must-have” 30 oz. Yeti mug with ice water in it. After a couple of physical issues and how they could have been averted by drinking more water, I now know the benefits of drinking water. Nutritionists say we should drink half our body weight in ounces every day. So a 135-pound person should be drinking 67 ounces of water each day. So, with my 30 oz. Yeti mug, I just need a little more than 2 mugs full. But, I drink a lot more than that. Now I’m programmed with a built-in “low-fluid indicator” and when I start to get a little thirsty, I know it’s time to fluid-up!

God wired us with this built-in “low-fluid indicator.” It’s called THIRST. If the fluid level gets low, the signals will flare. Dry mouth. Achy head. Weak knees. Dizziness. If we deprive our bodies of fluid, our bodies will tell us. When my granddaughter had a headache, I heard my daughter ask “How much water are you drinking?”

God also wired us with a built-in “low-spiritual fluid indicator”. If we deprive our souls of spiritual water, the signals will flare — like heavy-hearted, sad, weary, depressed, grumpy, fearful, anxious, envious, moody, angry. If we deprive ourselves of spiritual fluid, our souls will reveal it.

In John 4:13-14, Jesus said, “Anyone who drinks this (natural) water will soon become thirsty again. But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.”

Jesus offers living water that will permanently satisfy our thirst. If we feel unsatisfied with our lives, that’s called spiritual thirst. And the only one who can quench that thirst is the One who said, “I thirst.” Jesus thirsted on the cross so we don’t have to thirst. He paid for what we don’t have to pay for. He became thirsty so we never have to be thirsty again.

A that never runs dry. It’s time to “hang out” at THAT FOUNTAIN. There we’ll be refreshed, restored, rejuvenated and replenished……and not only will we know and feel the difference — others will recognize the difference. They’ll say “You’ve been hanging out at THE FOUNTAIN” again. How about taking me with you next time? I need my fluids refilled, too!”