When Your Heart Feels Spiritually Dry

TONIGHT'S SCRIPTURE

“For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe.” Psalm 61:3

SOMETHING TO PONDER

I am sure we have all been there when we have woken up from a sneaky nap, and our mouths are dry; we know the best thing in that moment is a good drink of water to wet our lips and help our mouths to feel less tight and sore.

But how many of us also know that the same thing can happen with our soul?!

No matter how much we want to be people who are steadfast with the Lord, there are times when we get sleepy in our faith, and we find ourselves drifting off, no longer stuck to the Lord, but as sheep who wander into rougher terrain. Sheep who no longer have access to gentle waters, and our souls become dry.

Dry souls almost always lead to a change in our attitudes. We can start to struggle to love our enemy; our patience dwindles; we may start to become envious of the lives others have, and, if not kept in check, that can lead to dishonoring God or becoming easily angered. Love isn’t as easy any longer.

I wonder, friend, if you find yourself there, lost in the desert from wandering where you shouldn’t have, or wandering the wrong direction after being deeply wounded and hurt. I wonder today if you have found your soul dry and weary, looking for water to quench that dry soul, and it is nowhere to be found, or that any you do find isn’t enough or long enough lasting.

If that’s the case for you today, can I suggest that turning to Jesus is the best option? Scripture tells us He is the good Shepherd, the one who leads us beside still waters so that our souls can be both quenched and rested. He is the one who finds enough water so that our souls can be quenched and will never thirst again if we follow Him.

Today, friend, can I help you in a prayer for renewed hunger and closeness with God during this spiritually dry season?

YOUR NIGHTLY PRAYER

Father God,

Oh, how my soul longs for the water that you provide! Oh, how I long to feel the wetness in my spirit again, to not feel dry and itchy, irritable and annoyed.

Father, I long to feel your closeness as I once knew, and I ask you today to come into my world and help me find my way back to you, the giver of life and of water, the giver of himself.

Help me to keep my feet following only you. Not to look left or right, but to step into the footsteps you create for me. Lord, I am sorry that I have wandered away, and I ask you today to renew my hunger for you and the closeness we have. I am completing a 180 ° turn today, returning to you. I trust you to take my life and do something with it for your good and your glory.

In Jesus name

Amen.

3 THINGS TO MEDITATE UPON

1. Have you wandered from the Lord? Have you been hurt, distracted, sleeping, and found yourself somewhere you didn’t want to be? Friend, come back to Jesus. He is always waiting for you.

2. Do you have things you need to forgive others for? Have you been hurt, abandoned, betrayed? I urge you to give it all to Jesus and allow Him to heal those spaces.

3. In your own heart, examine where you are right now and what led you here. Then you can make a plan to return to your first love!

Reflect on tonight’s prayer and share how God met you there. Join the Your Nightly Prayer discussion on the Crosswalk Forum.

GO DEEPER:

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Michelle Treacy is a Christian writer, a wife to Gerald, and a busy mother of three, Emily, Ava Rose, and Matthew. Finding time to write is not always easy. However, Michelle’s desire to write about Jesus, and passion to teach is what motivates her. Michelle writes on Instagram, Thoughts From My Bible, and WordPress at Thoughts From My Bible. If you meet her in person, you will likely find her with two things in hand, a good Christian book and a cup of tea!

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