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thirst check

12/23/2013

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juice doesn't quench...
family doesn't gladden...
food doesn't fill...
cozy homes don't comfort...
movies don't enchant...
instagram doesn't boost...
facebook likes don't affirm...
painting doesn't delight...
music doesn't entertain...
great outfits don't beautify...
people don't please...
friends don't gratify...
art doesn't cheer...
holiday hubbub doesn't brighten...
sleep doesn't restore...

...enough.

never enough. 

with all of these things, there will always come a time when we are empty or longing again,
only be filled for a little while,
and then empty again.
and again.

these things are good, they are not bad, but the minute they become where joy is found, as in, where we turn  to to find joy, is the minute we feel lonely, disappointed, hurt,

and empty.

breaks from school and holidays especially can be really hard times for me because I am tempted to indulge, to do whatever makes me happy.  and whenever that happens it's sort of crazy how fast things can spiral to God feeling so distant, and i've been finding myself empty at the end of these last couple days.

so it's time for me to do some reevaluating of where i'm drinking from, and, friend, i would encourage you to do this with me.
"..but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I
give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
john 4:14
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    Skipping like a calf loosed from its stall,

    I’m free to love once and for all
    And even when I fall I’ll get back up
    For the joy that overflows my cup 
    Heaven filled me with more than enough
    Broke down my levees and my bluffs
    Let the flood wash me.

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