I've been thinking about the concept of here and now. We've all heard the saying living in the now, or live for the moment. And I think that's very important. I think there's also a deeper spiritual meaning to that too. We need to know what it means to live in the now of God as well as living life to the fullest in every moment. Because living in the now with God is the only way we can truly do that.
The other day God spoke to me on this through kind of a funny situation. I was really thirsty all day on Saturday. I had gone to the gym and forgot to refill my water bottle after my workout, so on the ride home I was thirsty. When I arrived home, I went to get a drink of water and we were out of our store-bought water. The well water here tastes awful so we always buy water. So I reached for the coffee instead. The day went on like that, I kept grabbing whatever beverage was close by but never really quenching my thirst. It wasn't until about 10 o clock at night that I finally took a drink of water! As I poured the glass I heard God speak to me very clearly. "This is what it's like to go the entire day without me. You can reach for all kinds of other things..... movies, books, conversation, music, etc but none of those will quench your thirst like walking with me. Because I'm the living water" It was such a great aha moment! I thought, I've always known this but somehow I've been fooling myself lately, thinking that I can figure things out by myself, keep myself busy. But nothing is truly fulfilling like spending time in God's presence.
I am so thankful to God for restoring me and never giving up on me. He always steers me in the right direction, I just have to be willing to listen. I love how God can use a simple everyday thing to illustrate His love for me.
