Lord, I'm thirsty for you
Lord, I'm so thirsty. I need more of You. I know that's my problem. I'm thirsty for You. Instead, I tell myself that one drink--one verse, one prayer-- adds enough to my day's experience. It's enough for a thirsty soul. Instead of drinking deeply, I ask You for quick fixes-- instant success, acceptance, comfort, recognition, security, love-- from everything and everyone around me, including You. That's the water I think I need. (Click here to listen to the powerful worship song "Living Water" by Gateway.) Yet I'm deeply parched. Instead of drinking deeply from the well of Living Water (You), I pray little prayers instead: Help me get through the day. Show me what to do. Take away this anxiety. Protect my family. Solve this problem. Meet my needs. Those are little requests-- little drinks of water that will never parch my thirst for You. They will not sustain or fill me. They will not give me Living Water. ...