Here are some of the takeaways from this DVD:
1. Like the Samaritan woman at the well, all of us are THIRSTY.
2. We are thirsty on 3 levels : i) Physical Thirst
ii) Emotional Thirst
- such as loneliness, rejection,
hurt, broken
iii) Spiritual Thirst
- the inner most thirst
of our spirit
3. We have all tried to satisfy our thirst in all the wrong places. (Jer 2:13)
- we have looked to people, to our husband, our children to cover up our loneliess
- we may have depended on our husband to meet our expectations, to make
us happy
- some of us may have buried ourselves in our careers to show to others
that we can achieve
- yet some may busy ourselves keeping house, looking after the family to
keep away the hurts and mask the pain
and the list is endless
4. But God has given us a way out.
- God wants to meet our needs and deepest longings.
- The Lord Himself is the WATER that truly satisfies.
Question is .... How do I get my thirst satisfied?
Nancy Leigh DeMoss encourages us to take a deep look within us and admit that we are thirsty.
Unless we get get desperately thirsty, we will not go after the water that will satisfy once and for all.
Unless we get desperately thirsty, we will just be contented to take the substitute that satisfies us only temporarily.
So, we need to reflect and search our hearts and identify the empty wells within our souls that we have been trying to fill up with temporary comfort, such as eating to forget our misery or shopping to make us feel good or any of the other replacements stated above.
We must recognise the utter futility of seeking to fulfill our thirst in anything or anyone other than our Lord Jesus Himself.
The speaker also reminded us that disappointment and loneliness and loss are a BLESSING, for they force us to look heavenward - to Jesus to meet our needs (Psalm 142:4-5)
Will you come to Jesus to drink? (John 7:37-38, Isa 55:1-2, Rev 22:17)
Our Lord is waiting.
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