Thirsting for God

This morning I read Psalm 42 as a part of my quiet time with God. I was really challenged to have a thirst for God. I enjoy running, actually I have ran about 120 miles this summer so far. I enjoy a good run that challenges me to push myself further than I would want to and I also know that it is beneficial to my whole body if I exercise. The other day I went for a run and decided that I was going to run for four miles, by the time I got home I was so incredibly thirsty for water that I could hardly bare it! What Psalm 42 says in verses one and two is basically the same thing. The author begins by taking deer and explaining that they long for the water brooks. After the deer has run, exerted energy it is longing for a drink of water. When I finish my runs I am earnestly longing for water! My soul, my life needs to long for God in such a greater way than that! My soul, my life needs to thirst for God! When I wake up in the morning I need to so thirsty for God I can hardly do anything else. As I go through my day I should be so desiring the water of God's Word in my life. Water sustains us physically so that we may live. The water that God has to give us sustains our spiritual lives. I can not live for God without the water that He gives through His Word! I must earnestly seek to spend time in God's Word so that I may have the living water that only He can provide so that I may live a life full for God and what He has for me! I need to thirst for God!

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