e martë, 19 qershor 2007

So Full and yet So Dry.....

You know how it is when you are really thirsty and nothing sounds good but water? Why is that? Well pop or juice never really quenches my thirst, it might cover it up for awhile but I still feel thirsty. Maybe it is because God made water just so that we could stay hydrated, not feel thirsty, and be good for us all at the same time. I mean think about it, you never see lions drinking pop to quench thier thirst, or any other animle for that matter :P Dont worry I am not going to go on and on about how pop is bad for you (because *ahem* I like pop :o) But God also made us thirsty so that we can quench our thirst. As Christians we have have excepted Jesus Christ as our Lord, which makes our heart feel so full, but why can we still feel dry sometimes in our walk with the Lord? Is it because He forgot to water us? No! Of course not! He never forgets or abandons us. So that leaves me to think that we can be dry because we are not reading scriptures every day, we are not talking with the Lord about decisions we are making and there are many more reasons. Maybe sometimes it is because God sent us to a dessert. I am sure that all Christians have gone through a dessert in there life atleast once. It can be a very long dessert or a short one, but the whole time you are in it you feel very dry and weary. God does not send you there just because you have done something wrong, or because He does not like you any more, but because sometimes He is helping you grow spiritually. If life did not have desserts we wouldn't feel grateful for the rain. How could we fully trust in God if everything was easy? Sometimes we can feel like there would be an easier way out, other then going round in circles, but God is always there ready to pick you up when you fall. Although you would think that a dessert would make you feel very dry, you actually leave it feeling very.........watered and nourished. Because during that whole time you could not walk on your own, you had to lean on Jesus. So who ever reads this post and thinks they are going through a dessert, well look heavenward because God is still there just as powerful as He always is, and ready to pick you up when you fall. No matter how weak you feel, God is still strong. God makes us thirst just so we can drink.
Isaiah 55:1 Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.
Isn't that amazing! NO COST! Jesus paid it all!
Matthew 11:28 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Deuteronomy 33:26 There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens to help you and on the clouds in his majesty.
Deuteronomy 4:31 For the LORD your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your forefathers, which he confirmed to them by oath.
Isaiah 40:28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.
Isaiah 40:29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.

4 komente:

Elizabeth F. tha...

Oh thank you so much for this, Hannah! It was such an eye-opener and such an encouragement! I especially appreciated the verses you put up, as well. :D

By the way, I like the new layout of your blog. :)

~ Elizabeth

Hannah Paul tha...

Elizabeth,
I am so glad that I could encourage you, and praise God for helping me write the post. :) He is so faithful to our needs isn't He!

Karen Elizabeth tha...

Aww hannah...just what I needed to hear. thanks for posting this...it was really good. Love you so much!

yes...nice layout. love it. :)

Hannah Paul tha...

aw Karen! Dont thank me, I could not have written this post without Gods help. I am still amazed (and always will be) at how God is always so faithful to his children!
PRAISE THE LORD!


love you too karen!