11-11-2009 A Dehydrated Heart

A Dehydrated Heart   November 11, 2009 ~Denise Grant   "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink." John 7:37 NKJV            Watching a National Geographic program recently, my eyes became opened to just how life-sustaining water is to our human body.        Water is the key ingredient to our body's survival by making sure life-giving fluids are distributed wherever properly needed. Many substances such as glucose, amino acids, and minerals are what your body cells need and water is what dissolves them. Water also works to help regulate your body temperature by holding heat. When you sweat, your body temperature increases. If your body does not have enough water, the more you sweat, the more dehydrated you will become.           What would happen should your body continue a fast rate of dehydration? Without life-saving water, death can occur in 3 days (or less in hot weather) and no one normally lives more than about 5-6 days without water!        "If anyone believes in me, rivers of living water will flow out from that person's heart." John 7:38  If we equally deprive our souls of spiritual water, we'll slowly die a cruel and violent death. Although it's easy to determine when our bodies are dehydrated, just how can we know if our souls are?        Well - dehydrated hearts send desperate messages; gut-wrenching guilt, waves of worry, ferocious fear, and tumultuous tempers are just a few warnings of a thirsty soul. Irritability, insecurity, resentment and sleeplessness are all symptoms and signs of a drying deep within your soul.        Why not grab a great gulp of God's goodness and grace today!  Flood your thirsty soul with Christ's well of life-giving and never-ending water. Rivers of living water shall flow from the inmost being of anyone who puts their trust and belief in Him.        Jesus' words, "come to me and drink" allude to the theme of the Messiah's life-giving blessings, in promising to give the Holy Spirit to any and all who believes in Him.     Heavenly Father,        I need a regular sip from Your Holy reservoir. Stressful meetings, dull days, and demanding children, drive me to empty-ness, many times a day.  I am thirsty and in great need of Your life-sustaining grace. Hydrate both my heart and soul with Your never-ending goodness. I love You Lord and long to draw in Your love which fills my spirit with Yours. Help me draw in a bounty from Your bottomless well. In Jesus' name, Amen. Denise Grant - Just "clay" in the Master Potter's hands. God is the source of my existence. He has become my Lord and my friend. It is He alone who keeps me functioning each day and the absolute only reason I bother to get up in the mornings. I am a precious daughter of the Most High King and I know that I am absolutely worthless without Him! Side by side with the Savior -  ...."I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me". Philippians. 4:13  "If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land."  2 Chronicles 7:14