Jesus Makes All Things New: 12 Days Reflecting on Your New PathPrøve

Springs of Living Water...

But whoever drinks the water that I give him will never be thirsty again. But the water that I give him will become in him a spring of water [satisfying his thirst for God] welling up [continually flowing, bubbling within him] to eternal life.
John 4:14 (AMP)

I mean, really. The woman at the well meeting up with the King of the Universe is a story for the ages. If ever there ever was a testimony describing the transformation of a divine encounter, this is it.

A Samaritan woman, already on the outside of God’s promises, finds herself also on the outside looking in for what she hopes will satisfy the deepest longings of her heart. Looking for love in all the wrong places—with all the wrong people—there was a much deeper issue than merely chasing something—man’s affection in her case—than meets the eye.

We might need to look where we’ve been robbed by the enemy, others, or our own foolishness that has caused an insatiable deep well of longing in our lives. We may not need something new; we just need to realize God’s goodness in what we already have. That will be new and even better.

Through no choice of my own, I once was given a new job assignment that I detested, to put it mildly. In my new position, staff morale was low, uncooperative, and negative. I was not suited for or well-trained for my new duties. I had just been diagnosed with terminal incurable cancer. For crying out loud—my commute was longer! Still, the Holy Spirit spoke, just as He spoke to Israel. I will give you a new heart and spirit if you surrender to and believe Me (Ez. 36:26).

I wanted a new job. God wanted a new me.

In desperation, I asked Jesus to drench my life with His living water. The Holy Spirit. The only One who could bring fullness, contentment, and subsequent overflow to my life. My pursuit was shifted. From something new to Him alone. I was set free. I was made new. My eyes were opened to the abundant blessings around me. And like the woman at the well, I told, and continue to tell, everyone about Jesus and His living and satiating water.

As for the outcome of my story? Although I stopped seeking a new position, it wasn’t long before the Lord opened the door to a new dream job for me. Yes, He opened that door when my heart was ready and filled, satisfied, and beyond content in Him.