Deeper Water - Part 4

In water heated to 212 degrees, you can boil an egg. Water heated to 213 degrees is super-heated and turns to steam. With steam you can run the engine of a ship and sail all over the world.

Isn’t it amazing that 1 degree of heat makes that much difference in what water can do. Boiling an egg versus sailing a ship around the world is quite a difference. Some things are like that. A little more intensity and effort can produce exponentially different results.

We put effort into the things in life that we believe really matter - relationships, our bodies, our careers, our hobbies/passions etc... Does that apply in our spiritual lives? Absolutely. Intensity and effort are not always something that we associate with spiritual matters but why shouldn’t they be? If we truly value a close and growing relationship with God, then why wouldn’t we approach it with the same vigor that we approach these other things?

Proverbs 8:17  “I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me

As Christians, we want to hear from God, understand Him and know what He wants for our lives. Sometimes getting close to Him might scare us a little because we are afraid that what He may want for our lives is different than what we want. A little distance can feel safer at times.

But the truth is that He calls us to seek him with diligence. That means with passion and intensity. Is this your “deeper water?” More passion and intensity in seeking Him? I believe that all of us would say yes to this at least some of the time.

The inspiration of God often requires the perspiration of man.

This quote is spot on. God is there waiting for us to reach out to him. It takes some effort on our part but He is certainly well worth it. Even better that a trip around the world.

Stay thirsty,

Big E