Did you ever wonder why we need a break from our busyness, even from ministry? I read this verse last weekend in my Bible reading – Isaiah 58:11 And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
What is the necessity of having a rest? Because we all experience times of drought; of dryness. This verse in Isaiah reminds me that it isn’t a question if we might have a drought, but that the Lord will guide us and satisfy us when we do experience one.
In a real drought there is a lack of water. The Word of God is Living Water. On this time away, it is crucial that I take in healthy doses of the Bible. Vacation is not a time to refrain from our daily intake of the Word, but to enjoy the opportunities to take in greater doses of it.
Even if you don’t have the opportunity to go on a vacation, if you’re feeling spiritually dry, don’t neglect the one Source that you need the most – the Word of God. Take a Saturday or Sunday afternoon and get alone with the Lord and allow Him to “water your garden and make your springs to fail not.”
Spiritual Droughts come, but they don’t have to stay. Get refreshed once again with an intake of God’s Word.
Something else I am doing this week, is reading some great books. I just started a book by Richard Paul Evans, (author of The Christmas Box), entitled Lost December It’s a story of a prodigal son, and is so riveting I can hardly put it down. I’m half way through it, and I can’t wait to get back to it! The reminder to be grateful for the smallest blessings, and also the need to share the Gospel with poor, desperate people are two thoughts that have stirred my heart already.
Thanking God for the fresh waters in my spring,
RefreshHer 