“Living water”

“If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water …Jesus answered, Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whosoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” John 4:10, 13.

Verse reflections:  It is so true.  We get up every day hungry and thirsty for the food and drink of this world.  It starts all over again every day.  Ugh!  I sometimes think it would be easier to be an alcoholic and completely stop drinking alcohol than to fix a food addiction because we can’t completely stop eating.  We have to eat three to five times a day.  What would happen if we focused on God’s living water, the spring of water that gives us eternal life?  I know when I focus on the bigger picture the smaller choices do indeed seem small.  When I start my day out with these devotions it is easier for me to choose God foods over the “fun” foods.  God’s eternal plan makes my plan for the day pale in comparison.  God give us this gift of living water.  Fill our stomach, our heart, our mind up with God’s living water.  If I remind myself that I am full of living water, perhaps I won’t crave so many foods.  I won’t contaminate this water with processed foods that have little nutrition.

Prayer:  Lord, help me today to focus on You, Your living water, the spirit inside of me instead of the things on the outside.  I need to quit obsessing over my next meal, what I am going to have.  Help me to just listen to a waterfall of living water inside my head.  That calming, beautiful sound can gentle my spirit.  Will You bless me         today with Your plan for my life?  I know Your gift of life, Your gift of grace goes so beyond any little food detail and yet this is my war right now and I need Your help to win it.  I know You understand this battle because You are a part of me.  I love the fact that when I start my day with You it makes a huge difference.  Will You come to me through these scriptures and bless me today?  Bring me Your living water and allow my choices to pale in comparison to the fullness inside.