God calls all the thirsty to Him to have their thirst quenched.
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. Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy?”
But what if we aren’t even aware of our thirst? I really enjoy coffee but I can totally forget about drinking water throughout the day. Then I find myself sluggish and irritable. I’m not always in tune with how much I really do need water.
Do we do this God as well? Absolutely. We are prone to wander. Many of us struggle with our attention span in many areas of our lives. It’s pretty typical for Christians to swing back and forth between being passionate for God and being bored with Him. We need to walk closely with God and stop wandering, but this isn’t easy quite often. We can find ourselves spiritually dehydrated, unaware of how poorly we really do feel.
How do we know we are “spiritually dehydrated”? Here are some “symptoms” I’ve noticed:
1. My mind is more on myself and my plans and less on God and His plans.
2. I become increasingly anxious and worried. I need to control more.
3. The fruits of the Spirit are less obvious in myself and it doesn’t bother me that much.
4. I demand more from the people in my life and find they increasingly let me down.
5. My emotions swing to extremes, overwhelming or non-existent.
6. I am bored with life, with church, with my devotions.
7. I find myself happier alone and avoid people.
The nice thing is most of the time, just like drinking a nice big bottle of water, we just need a whole lot of God to get out of this rut. We can get back into His word, get back to praying, refresh ourselves with uplifting music and fellowship. We know that dehydration can be very serious, even deadly. Are we aware spiritual dehydration can be just as serious?
So, “Are you thirsty?” And if the answer is no, then why not?