Thirsty
As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? (Psalm 42:1-2 NIV)
As I write this, I've just gotten up from bed and I'm thirsty. I can feel the need for water in my body. Do I feel the same need for God? Do I thirst for Him as my body thirsts for water? Do I desire time alone with Him as much as my body desires water when I am thirsty?
I've gone for about a day without water and could probably go longer if I had to. It is said that a person can live for about three days without it. How long can I go without time with God? Like the psalmist, I hope that my soul would thirst for God like my body thirsts for water. May that need be so strong that I could not rest until I had been with Him and had my spiritual thirst satiated.
As I write this, I've just gotten up from bed and I'm thirsty. I can feel the need for water in my body. Do I feel the same need for God? Do I thirst for Him as my body thirsts for water? Do I desire time alone with Him as much as my body desires water when I am thirsty?
I've gone for about a day without water and could probably go longer if I had to. It is said that a person can live for about three days without it. How long can I go without time with God? Like the psalmist, I hope that my soul would thirst for God like my body thirsts for water. May that need be so strong that I could not rest until I had been with Him and had my spiritual thirst satiated.
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