Parched souls must redirect their thoughts from their present circumstances to the past works of God. Our ability to meditate is key to watering the parched soul. Let me give you two principles and four tools for meditation.
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There is no question that life’s circumstances can contribute to a parched soul. With that in mind, here are two simple things that I want to remind you of today concerning the life circumstances affecting your soul.
Heat exhaustion carries many parallels to spiritual exhaustion. A lack of spiritual hydration (the Word) and increased exposure to the elements (our worldly culture) can leave a person in a dangerous spiritual condition.
I have heard many well-meaning Christians say that the only thing we need to read is the Bible. But is this true? It is true that God has completely revealed Himself in the Bible and that the Bible ought to consume the majority of our reading energy. However, there are beneficial reasons for us as believers to read deeply, widely, and consistently.
Many of our times spent in the Word of God end without fireworks, no great illumination or a life-changing thought that comes at the end of our Bible reading. We read the Bible, but we didn’t feel that our life changed greatly because of it. We had high hopes of learning wonderful things only to have our heart made sick because our hope was deferred. One author said it this way, “It is possible for a person to attentively read the Bible and walk away feeling the time was spectacularly ordinary.” Do you ever struggle with the fact that your devotions are often spectacularly ordinary?