But I hadn’t dreamed about 90-degree heat. It made my thirst unbearable. Never in my life had I felt so parched! The air rushing down my dry windpipes hurt with each breath. My energy flagging, I thought I wouldn’t survive to the end of the game. But as I look back at that game, I’ve realized an important truth. That August day, all I desired was a glass of cool water. But I’d convinced myself I had a thirst that couldn’t be quenched.

Are You Thirsty?
As Christians, we know that unquenchable thirst on a different level. Before Christ reached down and chose us to be His, we lived in constant thirst. Because we didn’t continuously feel refreshed by Jesus, the Living Water, we wandered in search of something that could satisfy our desires. Some girls turn to drugs or alcohol to quench their thirst. Others search for satisfaction in attention from a guy. In the Bible, the Samaritan woman looks for attention from many men, coming back with a broken and empty heart.

Jesus watered her soul with these words: “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” (John 4:13-14). Jesus encouraged her to look to Him instead of her current partner (who wasn’t even her husband) for refreshment and purpose. Guys will sometimes let you down, and relationships will fade. But the water from Jesus, the Living Water, will always flow. As a child of God, soak yourself in the Word, letting the Spirit refresh you.

Be a Sprinkler!
That soccer game against our rival was a monumental moment in my life. Not only was my team victorious, but I had also achieved a personal victory. All I wanted to do in our 18-game season was beat this team. I was so excited when we did! I wanted to tell everyone I knew that we beat Wadsworth. I was ecstatic and so proud of the girls on my team.

Shouldn’t we have this same excitement about the Living Water? Shouldn’t we be telling everyone we know of our satisfaction in the Savior? The Samaritan woman quickly let others know about how Jesus quenched her thirst. John 4:39 says, “Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, ‘He told me everything I ever did.’ ”

This month, be a sprinkler of the Living Water. As you shower His grace on others, don’t forget to refill yourself. Make youth group, church service, personal devotions and Bible studies a priority. My dear sisters, worshiping, studying the Word and fellowship with other Christians are many earthly ways the Lord provides for spiritual refreshment. I challenge you to hand a glass of living water to everyone you come in contact with this month!