Journey to the Never-Dried-Up Well #6

We sometimes get very long dry spells. When it happens, it feels so sad. 

The grass turns dry and  brown, trees go bare, and dust starts to swirl.

Life feels threatened. Our proud garden city being licked by the dust as the sky remains cloudless... until - the rain came - and the life that still pulses beneath the ground bursts forth, and things began to green again. 

Like the grass and leaves all about us... life can cause us to turn dry and dull, and even risk going lifeless-

Until

-we come to the never dried-up Well and let the Water reach deep inside of us and help us unfold, loosen, and come to life again. The Water that refreshes deep so that parts of us that may have given up or been handed over to ‘that is the way it will be’ are quickened and we stretch toward the sun again.

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Has the Water started

trickling,

flowing,

pouring down,

swirling all about 

you 

on this journey...

The Word & Truth

Perhaps you felt the Water’s gentle healing presence began to refresh you right when we started out on this journey; when the Word was –

“... for it is God who works to will and to do… “

~ Phil 2v13

The truth that God Almighty works within us His children to lean towards His will and act out of love…This has certainly encouraged me to have more confidence and to step back and trust God.

Or perhaps you felt the Water when you stopped in your tracks, looked to Jesus and began to simply say, “I am thirsty, Lord.”

"If you knew ... who it is who says to you, 'Give me a drink', you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water..."

~ Jesus at a well, John 4

As I lap up the Water, my hunger and fears become stilled, and it seems my life is saved again.

Did you have a deeply personal moment when your life story began to fill with colour as Jesus held you and said, “I know your life.”

"Come, see a man who told me all the things that I have done; this is not the Christ, is it?"

~ woman’s response after chat with Jesus, John 4v29

Or did you experience the Water through this amazing promise –

"Are you tired? Worn out?

Come to me,

all you who are struggling hard and carrying heavy loads,

and I will give you rest,

for I am gentle and humble in heart,

and you will find rest for your souls."

~ Jesus looking at the people, Matthew 11v28-29

Your truth

As I walk this journey just a step or two ahead, I sense Jesus’ heart for us -

He offers the Rest that can dramatically redefine our lives: imagine finding a load and a yoke that is fitted for you. No more pretense, impostor syndrome or taking on expectations that suffocate you. Yes, it is a yoke: for work, to be fruitful; and being a yoke, there is a sense of constraint. But O, how it fits!

Today I stop at this point and linger over this astounding thought.

What yoke and burden do I need to cast off?

What have I avoided out of fear?

Respond to Jesus as He says to you: 

“Everything in your life, I know, and it is going to be alright. I will refresh you and reinvigorate your life. I will be the Source in you that springs forth...”

More with God's people

Will you share your story with us here? Our stories, just like the stories in the Bible, are testaments that point to God’s truth, beauty, greatness and eternal purpose.

Once at a women’s conference in Beijing, I was moved by the theme: ’God’s story, Our story, My story’. Our individual stories are unique, yet often we can empathise and help carry each other’s burdens because there are common elements. All our stories weave and map together, and make sense when it is seen against the larger backdrop of God’s story of love for humankind.

We need to know that our lives are not random, senseless and pointless. It is not. In fact, your life, your story matter to God enough for Him to step in!

So let us share our stories and help each other remember we are part of something larger . and . eternal. 

Amen.

This is a Lent series we are doing from 18 Feb to 4 April 2026….join us at any point in the journey…