I Need More Than A Drink, I Need To Be Submerged!

Ever hear someone say, “I need a drink”? I don’t need a just a drink, I need to be submerged in it! Wait a minute though, before you decide to call my church and have me voted out or call our conference office and have me disbarred from any form of ministry, you might want to read on.

When others have said they need a drink, they are talking about something stronger than your average diet Pepsi or Mountain Dew. Many times it comes in the form of an alcoholic beverage. Now, I’m not writing to tell you why you shouldn’t drink or how much you can or anything like that. I’m specifying when I say I need a drink, I’m talking about what Christ talked about in John Chapter 4, when He spoke to the Samaritan woman at the well. I’m talking about the drink you take and never will thirst again.

Listen, life is a struggle. I know there are people who think their life is perfect. Heck, I’m kin to a few like that: They have the perfect spouse, perfect children, the perfect job, the perfect house, and everything else. Bottom line is they are fooling themselves into thinking that. Life is full of challenges, which leads us to a lot of ups and downs. It is in those downs that we can build our relationship with Christ and become fully submerged in His eternal love.

See, when we hit those lows, we look for something to take the pain away. We seek relief from our pain and often times turn to temporary fixes. What I have found is that the only constant, the only real thing, the one relationship that always stands is that of Jesus Christ. It isn’t that I foresake my relationship with Him in good times, it’s often that I hear better in the down times.

Yesterday I took Braxton to Physical therapy. After months of making what has seemed like gains, the Therapist told me that we may need to consider a wheel chair. I had been holding to hope all this time, but that statement hit me right between the eyes. I didn’t hear anything else she said, which was to explain why she was stating that. If I would have heard all of it, it wouldn’t have been that bad. But I set out on one of the lowest journeys of my year. I got home and was a wreck.

Once I got home I just wanted to go to sleep and escape it all. As I laid on the couch, my heart did some “soul” talk with God. I questionned HIm, wanting to know why He gives me hope only to have me kicked in the stomach. I soon drifted off into what had to seem like the most peaceful hour of my life. When I got up I told Brax we were going for a walk. When we got out to the garage he said he wanted to ride his bicycle (trike) that I can push. This where God reminded me, He is my hope. Two months ago he couldn’t even get his legs to go round and round on the pedals. But on this day he would do it around the whole neighborhood (over 1 hour of walking and pedaling). During that walk I witnessed a blessing and then was reminded of this. I have been given a gift who brightens my day, everyday. God is in control, not me and it is ok for me to go through my low spots. I simply must remember I’m not alone.

See, that drink that Christ talked about is eternal. I can’t just take a taste or dip my toe in it to test it. It’s something I have to submerge myself in. Because when my mouth gets dry, feels like I’m dehydrating, I go back to the well. I go back to the source and I submerge myself in it. I need more than a drink, I need to be submerged! Bottom line, you can take a drink of anything else and you will still be left with a thirst and a feeling of being empty. Take a drink from what He has to offer and your life will be forever changed. May God bless you and carry you through the fire today!