Are You Thirsty?

Have you ever been really, really thirsty? I mean thirsty to the point that if your arch enemy was standing next to you with a flat Diet Coke up to his big, soup-kitchen lips, you’d snatch it out of his hand, throw your head back, and gulp the whole thing down? Have you ever been so thirsty that nothing else would do except a nice, cold glass of water? You didn’t want soda or juice or Kool-Aid or Gatorade…just some good ‘ole water! Life was miserable until you got it, right?

Lately I’ve been asking myself, “Crystal, What are you thirsty for”? In other words, I’m been analyzing my life and my dreams to hone in on my passions. I’ve been assessing my hobbies, my skills, my experiences, and my ambitions. What am I really thirsty for? What am I after? What am I thirsty for in my relationship with myself, God, and others? What lengths am I willing to go to for what I believe? What is it that I am determined to see manifested in my character and in my life? What is it that I absolutely refuse to die without?

In Psalms chapter 42, verses 1 and 2, David expressed his passion with these words:  “As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. I thirst for God, the living God. When can I stand before Him?”

I don’t know about you but there are certain dreams and realities I will not be denied. I am determined to have them. They will come to fruition because I am committed to tenaciously persevering until I have attained them.

What about you? I know that some of you are in tune with your life’s passion…that invisible thing you are striving to achieve, but many are still in search of it.

These are some tough questions, but I’d love to hear what you’ve come to realize about your passions, as well as how you are committing to moving towards them. Will you resolve to have your thirst quenched? Will you experience the living water of dreams fulfilled, or will settle for a dehydrated life that leads to life in a dry place and death to your life’s potential?