dailydatewithgod

 You know that moment when you are parched and all you can think about is where to get some water?  You might get distracted momentarily on your quest to do so, but the moment you swallow you are reminded–I need water!  They say that by the time your throat is dry you are past the point of dehydration.  In other words, make sure you drink plenty of water throughout the day so that you don’t get thirsty.  So why would God want me to be in that state of needing, desiring and a drive to meet that need?  I have often read this notion through Christian and Hebrew scriptures and even a reference in some of the easter religions.  When we are thirsty, our body needs fluid replacement and we are driven to meet that need.  I believe that we all desire God, that we all desire to connect with God and I am reminded this morning that it is a desirous urge that must be met and fulfilled.  Growing up I hated drinking water.  It sounds extreme but I just did not like it.  I would rather drink juice or soda or even iced tea (which I didn’t even really like). However, when I was really thirsty I would give in and take a long tall glass of cold water and feel replenished like nothing else.  In fact, it was only in those times where I was so thirsty (after dance class or gym, or going on a hike or the soccer game) that I would drink the water.  So not only is about being thirsty, but knowing that God is the only thing that can truly quench my thirst.  As a kid, in the hopes of not having to drink water I would have that other stuff and was still thirsty.  I thought for sure because there was water in those substances that it would work–no go.  Today, I often look to other things or relationships to meet my deepest thirsts and in the end I am drawn back to my relationship with God.  Only God knows how to nurture my cells, hydrate my body, mind, and spirit and give me the energy to go forward.  The other thing I like about this notion of being thirsty is that it reminds me to be in action in my life.  I don’t build up a thirst by sitting around and waiting for things to happen.  I get out there and play in life and always reconnect with my source of replenishment.  My prayer for you today is that you are in action in your life and when you realize that you are desiring replenishment like nothing else you will thirst (see and seek God).  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen

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