Thank You!

Thanks be to God! He is our provider!

"The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord"

Psalm 33:5

As many of you know, Lindsay and I are taking a step of faith and are in the process of transitioning to be full time staff members with Campus Crusade for Christ. We are trusting Him completely for provision for us as we transition. In less than a month we will be heading off to Orlando Florida for five weeks to begin our New Staff Training. We have been in the process of sending out support letters to raise the finances needed to complete this training. This week we have received our first gifts from the Lord through His people and it has been an amazing encouragement from the body of Christ and from the Lord!

I tend to begin to wonder and worry about how things are going to work out days, weeks, and months in advance, but the Lord has softly reminded us to trust HIM in the present. He can be trusted to take care of us today and tomorrow! So I take a deep breath and remember to drink of the Living Water that Jesus gives me.

So we want to say a special thanks to those who have sacrificed so greatly to give us their time to pray for us and their money to partner with us as we prepare to reach college students with the Life Giving Gospel of Christ!

Chronic Dehydration

Water is THE key component to life. It is the lifeblood to animals, plants, and humans. We've all heard the statistics on water: water makes up 70% of the earth's surface and makes up 75-80% of the human body. It is vital to our existence and health. We generally, cognitively get that. We have been educated on our need for water.
My question is why is 75% of the population of America classified as chronically dehydrated? One of the leading causes of fatigue and headaches are directly related to our lack of water intake. Most of us (me included) tend to drink things that are full of caffeine, carbonation and corn syrup. They taste good in the short term but have ill effects on the long term.

In attempt to become more healthy I have decided to remind myself to drink plenty of water each day. Will I live if I continue to substitute water with Coke, Coffee, and my favorite, Sweet Tea? Sure I will. Will I be as healthy? Probably not.

As I began thinking more about our need for water, it occurred to me that, we are a dehydrated people, in more ways than one. Jesus said in John 7:37-38 "If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me as the Scripture has said, 'Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.'"

As I read this, I realize that the statistics about being chronically, physically dehydrated probably parallel with our spiritual lives. We all have access to a faucet in our homes or bottled spring water in our grocery stores that will give us more than enough water for our physical needs each day. All we have to do is grab a cup and lift the handle to our faucet and drink, yet most of us are chronically dehydrated. I see it in the same way that Jesus, the true living water, as he calls himself, is taking up residence in our hearts as believers with a glass of himself ready to give, yet we look to other things in attempt to satisfy what only He can. I catch myself sometimes saying that I feel "spiritually dry." All the while, Jesus is resting in my heart with a full glass of himself waiting for me to come and drink. I'm too busy complaining about being spiritually dry to stop and realize that I have a full glass of the Living Water sitting within me ready for me to drink.

The great news is that His well will never run dry! We can always go to him and drink! So ask Jesus to pour a glass of himself and drink and be satisfied in Him!