One month down and eleven to go. I have no idea what the next 11 months will be like, but if they are even close to Month 1 then this is going to be an amazing journey. We are up to $4,780.30 in donations/pledges, Living Water did an article on their website, and the firm I work at is doing a dress down day to raise money to support Water 4 Water 2013. Those are just some of the events over the last month that have caused me to sit back and marvel at the work of Christ.
Not only am I drinking more water than I ever have, but I am thirsty for it. Maybe, and sadly, for the first time in my life. In the past I have probably consumed, on average, about the same quantity of liquid everyday. Mostly coffee, tea, soda and a very small portion of that consumption has been water, historically. I still need that same quantity of liquid but have only been able to fill that need with water. And my thirst is being quenched. This transition for me has given life to Peter's encouraging request found in 1 Peter 2:1-2 (paraphrased)-Once you have experienced God, put off all the bad stuff and long to be nourished even more.
You see where I am going here, and I admit, it isn't a perfect analogy, but I would be lying if I tried to describe my first month in any other way. I have removed all drink substitutes from my life and I am filling that void with the purest of all drinks, water. And I am truly thirsty. That was the first step that I referenced when I started in the discussion on John 7. Once I realized I was thirsty, I began to truly come to the source to drink.
Because of that thirst, because of that repeated journey to the source over the last month, I am experiencing John 7 living waters flowing from me. My time in the Word, my time in prayer, the clarity of my sin, the brokeness of my heart, the perspective on what breaks the heart of God has all become abundant in my life in the last month. My liquid detox has paralleled my spiritual detox. I have started to push all of the "God substitutes" out of my life and instead focused on the one true God of the universe.
And probably the most exciting thing of the past month has been the realization that this is only the beginning...
You can still partner with me with a pledge due at the end of the year (just email me at w4w2013@gmail.com or donate on my Give Well Page. It takes about $10,000.00 to build a well so we are almost halfway. Your support doesn't have to be financial, any comments or prayers or questions are greatly appreciated as well.
