No man wants to find himself stuck in the middle of a desert. No way to find water, which means no way to find life. We survive on water and cannot go very long without it. But so very often, there we are... in the middle of the wasteland that is our soul on our hands and knees digging into that hard ground... if even for just a drip of water, of life.
Whether your desert is in the land of anxiety, immense hopelessness, crushed dreams, or overwhelming depression there is One who has no fear of the desert. No fear of your desert.
“Sing to God, sing praises to His name; lift up a song to Him who rides through the deserts; His name is the LORD; exult before Him!”- Psalm 68:4
This barren area within your heart doesn’t alarm Him, he isn’t worried about finding a way to replenish and restore because HE is the restoration. He is the one that can turn our deserts into streams of living water.
“...Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me as the scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’”- John 7:38
He welcomes our parched souls, beckoning us to draw near. And immediately, once our cracked lips touch His living water, there is no returning. The desert is transformed and our soul feels the weight of His glory and eternal life. So, stop digging for just a drip of water in that barren wasteland. Instead, remember that the lover of your heart is waiting with arms wide open to not only quench your parched soul, but to transform it.
