Soul Irrigation

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Soul Irrigation

Jeremiah 17:7-8: “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream.”

We lived for awhile in the desert. Dust and rolling sagebrush swept across the barren fields. However, a built-in sprinkler system kept our yard lush and green. When the sun beat down and the temperature topped 100 degrees day after day, we did not worry about our flowers or fruit trees, as long as there was this consistent flow of water.

During my recovery from burnout I felt as if I were trying to install a sprinkler system in a cracked and parched wasteland. But Jeremiah’s words gave me hope.

God desired that I be blessed and joyous, not overworked and dried up inside. His plan to refresh me included the transfer of my worries and burdens to him. As I began to trust him I noticed that my parched spirit slowly regained new life. I clung to the hope that I might once again be healthy, producing fruit, not merely by determined performance and overdoing, but by God’s power within.

God will irrigate our parched souls, if we let him.

Thanks for the hope, Lord.
I know I’m powerless to water my spirit alone.
I accept your help.

Joan C. Webb

[MajestyJo]

This reminds me that when I am off kilter, when my head doesn't feel attached to the rest of me, and the thoughts don't reach my fingers, I need cleansing to release the blockages, be they mental, emotional, spiritual, and/or physical.

For me, it is meetings, preferably face to face, but online does help. Picking up the tools of the program and remembering that my God answers knee-mail.

Sometimes it is good to take a walk in nature and acknowledge God's Creation. Not the skyscrapers, but the blades of grass, the flowering weeds, the budding of a leaf, and recognize that God cares for all things. Grass is more grounding than pavement and cement. Water is cleansing, not only the body but the spirit. Nothing like a bubbling brook to put some joy into my thoughts and those bubbles seem to lighten my spirit. As the water flows over rocks, it reminds me that my God can overcome all things. He helps me to overcome all obstacles that are in my path.