This morning I woke up with a heavy heart, and I was determined to lay in bed and talk to God. I resolved not to place my feet onto the floor until He lifted my burden. So there I lay, praying, asking, seeking for some type of immediate fix. I had my bible in hand, my daily devotion and my focus on Him. I could not understand why my heavy heart. It could be a number of things honestly, from the aches of a prodigal child to the feeling distant from my God, to the simplest fact that I have been without water here in my home for 1 week now. You see my main water line from the house to the street has broke, and of course it runs right under my concrete driveway:(  Now I am dealing with my homeowners insurance to see if they will cover the cost of our loss. Right there is enough to heavy anyone heart. With all the distractions of my daily grind I sometimes get overwhelmed and cannot even focus enough to send out a request to my God.  ”We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words can not express.” Rom 8:26 Thank God for that, can I get an Amen!!

So as I lay, with my heart unsure of what it needs I start to one at a time break down my concerns to Him. Starting with A and ending with Z, I lay it all out to Him, the One who created the heavens and earth. Just giving life to my concerns already starts to make me feel better, to place at the feet of my Savior my desires, prayers, aches and of course my praises starts my spiritual juices to flow.

Then just as gentle as He always does, he gives me this….. My heart is somewhat like my house at this hour……lacking fresh flowing water. My heart is feeling somewhat like my water pipe, crushed, and broken. There is no water coming to my home/heart because I have a damaged water line. You see, many things could of caused this, pressure, over use, freezing temperatures, or just simply being old and in need of attention. Sadly and honestly this is what I believe happened…… all of the above.  I know what I need, I know what will repair my heart and my home, it is nothing less than the Living Water, not that filthy water that comes from the world.

Luckly, I know that this Living Water is there waiting to be tapped into. Ready to continue to supply my home. What a comfort, what a joy, you see, I just don’t want any water/or fix for that matter…..I want the Living Water…. “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water i give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life. Jn 4:13-14.  Well up my Lord, well up and fill my heart and home with your Living Water!!!!!!

AMEN

I want to ask you a question this morning….. When He calls, will you answer?  What will be your response? Will you respond? What will your reaction be?  Will you immediately drop everything and run to His throne, or will you come up with a thousand excuses as to why now is not a good time? Even worse, will you turn and run.

I ask this question my friends not because I enjoy making others uncomfortable, but because this was the question He woke me up with this morning, and heart and my head had a hard time agreeing on whom was right. You see, sometimes we don’t always “feel” like being obedient, but we “know” this is how we get closer to Him. His word constantly reminds us that ” if we remain in Him and His words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted.” John 15:7. Jesus tells us this as He is referencing how He is the True Vine and we are the branches. He tells us that He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more.

You see, spring is coming, as a matter of fact this weekend we loose an hour of sleep and “spring ahead.” Now would be a good time to really decide whether you want to produce fruit or simply wait to become sterile.

That is my prayer for myself and for you today. Branches don’t just grow on their own, they don’t just sprout out of thin air, they need to be connected to the Vine. They need the root, the foundation of their life source. So do we, we need to stay connected to our root, our foundation, our life source in order to grow and be healthy, otherwise the branch will shrivel up and die. Scary but there have been many of times when I have come close to that point, but just like He always does, He prunes, cuts and nurtures, us back to health. We need to constantly be touching Him, feeling Him and listening to Him to grown, so again, I pose this question….. When He calls will you answer?  Try it you may be surprised by the beautiful blossom that may be produced.

So my friends, with a new season on the horizon, let’s “Spring Ahead” and see what God has for us, shall we!!!!