Staying Hydrated: Physically and Spiritually

"Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. (John 4:13-14)

Have you ever been dehydrated? It feels awful. It might just be a headache, fainting, unconsciousness, or in some extreme cases, it may even cause death. Once you have experienced symptoms of dehydration, we learn that it's something that we might want to prevent. So physically, we need PLENTY of water to stay hydrated to live a healthy life.

How about spiritually? Jesus is the water of life and He is the "spiritual water." Just like we need water to be healthy physically, our spiritual life needs to stay hydrated with the spiritual water, which is through Jesus Christ. It's not just minimal amount that we need; we need PLENTY of it to stay hydrated spiritually.

Being spiritually dehydrated, like physically, isn't all that fun. You seem to lose the joy and you feel like you have just hit the rock bottom of your walk with God, but we need to find ways to get hydrated. How about not having him at all? Through Jesus, we are saved from our sins and without the spiritual water, we wouldn't have an eternal life in heaven. Prayers, devotions, group Bible study, or whatever that can help strengthen your spiritual walk.

We also have to keep on remembering, like the song, that Jesus is the Joy of Man's Desiring. Being in the Word and having our brothers and sisters in Christ encouraging each other, keeping each other in our prayers, and loving each other like Christ loved us will create a positive environment to thank and glorify God as we get hydrated physically and spiritually.