- Candace Erickson
Return To The Well
Hello!
I love this month’s theme - “Quenched.” My mind immediately goes to the idea of drinking a sufficient amount of water. Something I struggle with. I have no problem getting my daily intake of iced tea and pop. (Soda or coke for you non-locals.) They taste good. Put them in a glass with ice and a straw, and I have my special drink. Even cleaning the kitchen seems better when I have my special drink nearby. Too bad they don’t satiate my body’s needs, and they make my pants feel tight.
I wish I could tell you the only dehydration I’ve struggled with has been physical thirst. It hasn’t. We all carry an inner thirst that only God can satisfy. I became a believer at a young age, but somewhere along the way I forgot this simple truth. I used food as a drug, sleep as an escape, and relationships as security to quench my heart’s thirst. And, like iced tea and pop, the fix was only temporary and nothing ever got better.
I hesitated in mentioning this to you, because this seems like such an elementary Christian principle. We need God to satisfy us and fill all those holes deep down. (Why do I forget that so often?!!) I didn’t want to bore you with something you probably already knew but then…
The other day I found myself with a dull headache due to too many hours in the summertime heat with too little water. I spent the rest of the day forcing down water, trying to regain hydration and a better attitude. Lesson learned! Or so I thought,… The NEXT day I did nearly the exact same thing. This girl needs to be told more than once. So if you are like me, I’m gonna mention this again, even if you have heard it numerous times before:
