But whoever drinks the water that I give him will never be thirsty again. But the water that I give him will become in him a spring of water [satisfying his thirst for God] welling up [continually flowing, bubbling within him] to eternal life.” (John 4:14 AMP)
God, thank you for the peace and quiet of this moment and this setting.
You are welcome, my Child. The nature you are experiencing is some of my most beautiful Creation.
That it is, God. That it is. Thank you. I’m trying to work through the “4 Keys to Hearing God’s Voice” book by the Virklers.
That’s a good one. I think you’ll learn a lot. Just be careful not to “work” too hard. I taught him many important things and there’s a tremendous amount to absorb there.
Yes, there is. The exercise I’m on says to get quiet, choose a Bible story, and search for your vision. It said to picture myself in a “comfortable Gospel story” talking to Jesus. I’m to “open the eyes of my heart” so that I can see what you have for me.
So, what Bible story came to mind?
Although I tried to focus on other ones, the story that kept coming to mind was when Jesus was talking to the woman at the well in John 4. I’m not sure why this story was in the forefront of my imagination; I certainly don’t have multiple husbands.
Can you picture yourself as this woman talking to him?
I guess so. It’s midday, hot and sunny, she’s alone because she’s shunned. He arrives and asks for a drink. She is astounded because Jews don’t usually talk with Samaritans. (How does she know he’s a Jew?) Then he starts talking about being Living Water.
Yes. What else did you picture?
It’s not a Gospel story, but I was thinking about how Abraham’s servant went to look for Issac’s bride and asked a girl for water. She not only gave him water but also generously cared for his camels.
That’s a good story, too, about water and wells and giving. What is it that ties these stories together?
They both take place at wells, places where people in dry, barren lands come to get life-giving water. There are conversations that happen at those wells, conversations that change the lives of the women involved – Rebekah becomes Issac’s wife, and the Samaritan woman becomes a believer. But I feel like there’s more you want to say.
Wells are fed by deep underground springs. The water is, effectively, hidden until it is needed. Digging a well is work and pulling water up in buckets is work, but it is also lifesaving and life-preserving. Your physical body needs the physical water just as your spiritual self needs the water of my Spirit. My Spirit is a deep well within you, deposited there when you were a young child. Until now, no one ever helped you understand my Presence within you and develop our communication, but I have always been there, guiding you. Your immense imagination and creativity come out of my well within you. I am your Living Water.
God, I’ve always been so afraid of trusting what is within me. I don’t want to sin against you. I have never understood what is “me” and what is “you within me” so I’ve been afraid of taking credit for something that is really you.
I will not share my glory. But I will teach you how to better listen to the flow of my Spirit within you. I will help you purify the river of your creativity and imagination so that it is more and more of Me. Trust me.
Ok, God. Help me to do my best.
I will.
Living Water,
Praise to you, who gives us all we need and favors us with blessings. Help us to tune into your Holy Spirit’s flow within us, to filter out the voices of our flesh or enemy, and to focus on your Voice. Help us to trust you deeply and thoroughly, we ask in Jesus’s name, AMEN.
But as for me, I trust [confidently] in You and Your greatness, O Lord; I said, “You are my God.” (Psalm 31:14 AMP)
The servant hurried to meet her and said, “Please give me a little water from your jar.”
“Drink, my lord,” she said, and quickly lowered the jar to her hands and gave him a drink.
After she had given him a drink, she said, “I’ll draw water for your camels too, until they have had enough to drink.” So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough, ran back to the well to draw more water, and drew enough for all his camels. Without saying a word, the man watched her closely to learn whether or not the Lord had made his journey successful.
When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a beka and two gold bracelets weighing ten shekels. Then he asked, “Whose daughter are you? Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?” She answered him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milkah bore to Nahor.” And she added, “We have plenty of straw and fodder, as well as room for you to spend the night.” Then the man bowed down and worshiped the Lord, saying, “Praise be to the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his kindness and faithfulness to my master. (Genesis 24:17-27 AMP)