dailydatewithgod

There was a time in my life when I did not drink much water.  I thought it was too bland and tasteless. Today I drink more than enough for my body and strangely I am rarely thirsty.  I do notice that there are certain waters I enjoy more than others. Some leave a filmy taste in my mouth and with others, it can feel like I have just let a beautiful fountain run through my system. Mostly I am grateful for the easy access to clean water which is not the reality in some parts of the world. I recognize that the difference in taste has to do with the hydrant.  Depending on where the supply is coming from alters the experience when I drink it.  Even if it is the distinction between a warm and a cool hydrant.  There is something awful about taking in warm water on a hot day.  It makes me shiver just to think about it.  The same goes for ice water when you are standing in a foot of snow but on the other end of the spectrum.  The hydrant of our energy is equally important.  Water gives and grows life and so depending on the hydrant, the life that is given and grows will change.  The hydrant God encourages us to take a look at is our energy.  Our existence is so multifaceted that it is hard to parse out if we are drawing from the hydrant of our minds, our hearts, our bodies, or our souls.  Usually, it is a combination of all of them as we are whole beings. When we get still as God encourages me to do on our dates, we can learn to recognize which hydrants will provide the life-giving and growing supply I need for this moment.  There are times when I can be present in body but I am not drawing from the hydrant of my heart or my mind so I seem absent, even if only to myself.  Sometimes we need to prime the hydrant to pull the water from it.  It may need a twist or a tightening before the water from the hydrant will flow.  Attuning ourselves to our various hydrants serves us as we strive to show up as our most authentic selves in a given moment.