" Four pounds left to cut, and only two days to make weight on friday", I thought, while cutting weight for a wrestling meet in high school. Each week I typically lost 8-10 lbs to make the next lower weight class. Water weighs 8 lbs per gallon, cutting back on water is a fast way to lose weight, but there is a huge cost. I was so thirsty by the time I weighed in, it was driving me crazy! No so smart.
While in the Army, I was becoming very thirsty in my soul. I had a great job - flying helicopters, plenty of money being an officer, and bought anything I wanted. Yet, my in my soul, I was empty longing for something to fill that longing. It felt much like those two days in high school trying to make weight.
My soul was longing for the eternal. I had accomplished much, but became more and more thirsty. My friend Henry encouraged me to read the bible. As I read about Jesus, it felt like I was drinking a glass of spiritual water! The ache that I felt, started to be replaced with a peace that I can not describe. I have experienced the living God. The living water of the Word of God which soothe the soul. Anytime that I worry or am anxious or life seems to start to spin out of control, all I need to do, is go to God, read his word, pray for help and I can experience what Phil 4:6-7 say - a peace that passes understanding that guards my heart and my mind. May each of us come daily to the fountain of the Word of God, to Jesus the living Word of God, to experience refreshment, peace and contentment. To share this with others is easy. All we need do is to fill out our cup to the rim, then drink a little more. If I have too much of God's word in my life, then it overflows into the lives of others! Drink deep today, and let it spill out into the lives of those around you!
God teach us to drink deeply at the well that springs up in us to eternal life.
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