From Dried-out to Soaked but still Thirsty
What got me thinking about this is when I was talking on the phone to Leila tonight, I mentioned to her “There is so much life here!” and went on to describe the lizards in our back yard, the sea turtle in the pond behind our house, and the tropical birds I saw walking into the building from the parking lot at Crusade HQ yesterday!
In North Africa, it was so dry, there weren’t a ton of plants everywhere, and it didn’t rain much at all. And spiritually, the people were lost in their lies and had no idea who the Living Water is.
But here in Florida, there is life everywhere. There is so much water everywhere, it seems like things jut come to life! Also, there are Christians everywhere! I see more Jesus-fish on cars then I have ever seen! More beleivers work within 100 yards of me than exist in all of North Africa! I’m swimming in a sea of life here!
But strangely enough, I still feel thirsty. I still long for a more abundant life than I am experiencing. And it’s still a struggle, even though I live around people, who, I assume, are also pursuing the same exact thing!
Maybe Florida and North Africa aren’t so different, or maybe they are and it’s just me that hasn’t changed.
