Come to the Well

So often as Christians, we strive to do what is right, but find ourselves empty when all is said and done; finding only temporary satisfaction in the greatest of things that we accomplish on our own.  That is simply the way this world works.  It promises grandeur and fortune around every corner, only to leave you wanting and needing more to get that next fix.  On our own, nothing will ever be enough.  Our weak flesh will always want more; more money, more fame, more popularity, more stuff.  Without Christ at the center, this habitual cycle is never ending.


I think it is time we come to the well, so to speak.  It is time we take Christ up on His offer of the living water that will never leave us wanting more.  We have entered into this amazing relationship, but what are we holding onto?  What could we possibly need in our lives that would be better than the restoring and loving waters of Christ, the waters of eternal life?


There is nothing that could ever compare to this gift Christ has given us, but that does not make it any easier to give up the things we so desperately cling to on this Earth.  I urge you to enter into prayer, fully committing the things in your life over to Christ so that He can begin to point out what we need to remove. Our hearts need to be convicted, through prayer, in order to grow and move on from these things that hold us back.  It sounds so simple, but much effort needs to be placed on this task in order to reap its full benefits.  Giving up our desires will only allow Christ to fill us with His restoring waters, fulfilling us beyond our wildest imaginations.  If we simply come to the well of Christ, we will never thirst again.


Verse:


But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.
~John 4:14


We have to leave it all behind, we must cut away the excess in our lives; all the junk that is holding us back must be traded in for a trip to the well of eternal life.  The pursuit of perfection, the fear of rejection, your temporary pleasures, your earthly treasures, all your pain, all your sorrow, all your worry, all your fear: leave it all behind and come to the well.  Be restored by the waters of Christ, and never thirst again.