--TALK TO JESUS ~~

---"But whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a
spring of water welling up to eternal life."
---[John 4:14]

--My morning devotion was pocked with wondering if I would ever be totally free from dry mouth caused by allergies and chronic congestion and their attendant sleeplessness. Indulging myself at the table of an extended pity party. I wondered how Jesus could say, in the scene where he meets the woman at the well, that I would never thirst again. Silly of me, I know. I understood the spiritual implications, but I was thirsty and the outdoors, the fragrance of honeysuckles and roses, normal breathing.

Them as He is wont to do, the Spirit infused the words Jesus spoke centuries ago, the hope of that "spring of water welling up to eternal life" plumbing a new depth in my soul. Jesus was not promising met the proverbial "rose garden" experience. I'm not guaranteed an earthy existence minus the annoyance of mouth-breathing. Yet His Spirit never quits. He is always there "welling up," nudging us back from despair toward the bliss Jesus has prepared for us. Paul puts it aptly in 2 Corinthians 4:8 (NIV). "We are hard pressed on every side...perplexed but not in despair."

Even if we don't understand how, the all-capacious Spirit of the Living God rushes into the dry places drawing us into Himself. Delighting us. Refilling us--so that the inner spirit is renewed day by day. Suddenly, I saw myself, dry mouth and all, full of the glorious moisture that only God supplies, setting the tone for a lovely summer's day. ~~

--'Holy Spirit, continue to water my soul with hope and understanding. Draw me to Jesus.'

--Guideposts/JFW~
--"Talk To Him" // Chris Tomlin and feat/ Russel Dickerson // https://youtu.be/ocAcy6Wi4No
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