Drinking Problem

This is my desk at work by 11:45 this morning. The coffee cup was my Earl Grey hot tea. The little round pack is crystal light. I use an 18X36 wall calendar as a coaster. I was holding my ice tea in my other hand when I took this picture. By the end of the day I will have finished all of these. And probably at least one more diet coke and ice tea. I am one thirsty girl.

Much of my grocery budget is spent on liquid. Diet Coke, ice tea, Crystal Light, Mountain Dew, Gatorade, 4-5 gallons of milk per week, plus my 3x a week habit at Starbucks. (I would like for it to be more, but it's expensive and not conveniently located on the way to work). Twenty-five percent would be a fair number. I could save roughly $150 a month if we just drank water. And I do drink a lot of water. The other stuff just tastes so good.

Most of my thought processes bring Scripture to mind. Eight years in an A.C.E. school have. I know many verses, and there are many about thirst, I looked them up, and in KJV there are 51. Exodus to Revelation. I have thought a lot about thirst today, and a few verses stick out to me. Matthew 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Doesn't leave much room for doubting the outcome here. We hunger and thirst, we will be filled. Psalm 42:1 As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.

The second one is the one I thought long and hard about. I started training for a half marathon in July. Missed running the one in October, so now working on one for March. But, I digress. With this training came a lot of running. Long runs. Kansas in July and August is hot. It is still 98 degrees at 8:30. I know now what it is like to be so thirsty that I pant. One time this summer I was attempting a new distance. I made it, and as I was running the last two blocks, I saw my husband walk out the driveway into the street and look for me. When I got home to him, he handed me a 32 oz green tumbler of ice water. Drinking that water made me feel about 100% better, 7 miles in 95+ degree heat had left me panting and thirsty. (I now run with money in my armband and stop for a bottle of water at Kwikshop.)

I was thirsty, and my husband met the need. He didn't quench my thirst, the water did, but he provided the water. I think God brought me through this thought process to get to this point. I can't quench the thirst only God's living water can do that, but I CAN provide it. So if you are thirsty, drink up! I will even bring you the 32 oz green tumbler (metaphorically speaking)!