Scripture: Jeremiah 2:13
Journal:
What is your life
like these days? What words would you
use to describe it? What is your life
with God like? What keeps you from fully
experiencing him? What are the broken
wells you typically drink from? In what
ways are you settling for less than the life and the love he offers you? Why?
Reflection: Why do we settle for less? Do you ever wonder about that? If, indeed, God’s love is better than a fine
wine, which is rich and full and robust and intoxicating, why do we spend so
much of our lives consuming things that pale in comparison? Why do we continually drink of the “wells” of
this world that do nothing more than dull our palates to the things of
God? Why are we so reluctant to give up that
which does not (and cannot) satisfy, in order to drink of the things that do?
The truth is that God wants more for us than we even want for
ourselves. He desperately wants us to
know the kisses of his mouth. (Song of Songs 1:2) He longs for us to feast on
the abundance of his house and drink from his river of delights. (Psalm 36:8)
He yearns for us to know the abundance of his love and his care and his Spirit.
(John 10:10) He desires us to know the love that surpasses knowledge and to be filled
to the measure of all the fullness of God. (Eph. 3:19) He longs to lead us into
the desert and speak tenderly to us, to allure us with his great love and
affection. (Hosea 2:14) All of this so that we might finally be willing to leave
behind our broken cisterns and spend our lives in intimate union with him.
Prayer
Closing
Prayer: No more, O
God! Help me to settle no more. Help me not to settle for some half-assed,
watered down version of life and faith that falls so far short of the life you
want for me.
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