"You Satisfy Me With Your Love"

Recently, we had the opportunity to get out of the city and spend a few days a wonderful home in the mountains called "The Villa," where abandoned children live in an environment of love.  One morning, we decided to go on a hike with the children to the high point of the mountain, where there was a beautiful view. Unfortunately, earlier that morning, the electricity had gone off, so there was no water in the house. So we set off on our hike without any water, hoping that by the time we returned, there would be some waiting for us. 

As we hiked through the dry grass up the steep, mountainous terrain, we heard the chatter of children and enjoyed the fresh air and beautiful view. But soon it was hard to be thankful for the beauty and fresh air because the hot sun was beating down on us, our shirts were becoming wet with sweat, and our mouths were so dry that all we wanted was a big glass of ice-cold water. We knew that our bodies needed water, but on  the middle of the mountainside, all we could do was keep hiking toward the house, hoping that when we arrived, the water that we desperately needed would be waiting for us. 

There are times in our lives when we know that we are in desperate need of God's living water, but we may be parched because we have chosen to take a walk in the world without taking the word---our spiritual water--- with us. We may be parched because we're enjoying our hike in the world so much that we don't want to turn around and search God out. But at some point, we realize the effects of our spiritual dehydration. Our souls feel dry, but we realize that we have wandered far from the Living Water that God offers us. It is then that we have to turn back to God, knowing that when we come to Him, he will be there waiting for us with water that will always satisfy. 

Isaiah 55:1

"Come all of you who are thirsty, come to the waters. . ."