In the winter time, my hands get so dried out...I am constantly having to put on lotion so they don't crack and bleed. I am constantly using my hands...whether to clean, do dishes, pick up toys, wipe dirty faces, wipe off the table after every meal, wipe off the countertops, after I change a diaper, after I go to the bathroom...etc...so they are always getting dried out. So I get out my extra moisturizing lotion and lather them up again. Sometimes they are so dry, they ache to be moisturized.
So why am I talking about my dry skin?? Well, I was thinking about it earlier, and I can see how it parallels to my spiritual life. All day long I am giving myself away...to my kids, my husband, my house, my family, friends...etc...all day. And at the end of that day- I am aching for relaxation, aching for refreshment, relief. Just like my hands- after being used up and dried out all day, they ache for moisturizer so they don't crack and bleed(which is very painful). SO I guess what I am saying is, just like my hands, I need to always make sure I am staying filled up, refreshed by the Holy Spirit- by his touch and by God's Word...so that I, myself, do not crack, do not become frail and dried up. (because that is painful as well.)
I have said it a million times...and I will keep saying it. It is my favorite song, it is the cry of my heart...
"I want to be unmoveable and unshakeable, so let my roots go down deep...unmoveable and unshakeable in you. I want to be like a tree, planted by the streams of Living Water. I want to be like a tree, planted by the streams of Living Water. This will be my song God, this will be my prayer. Til the end. Til the end. In the midst of the coming storms, in the midst of the coming blessing, that my life would be built upon the rock, that I would not be moved, not be shaken."
So there ya go...walk away thinking about my dry skin...lol. But remember...Aveeno may have the best moisturizing lotion...but God has living water for the soul.
Isaiah 58:11
The Lord will guide you always, he will satisfy your needs in a sun scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
great post sis!
ReplyDeletethanks! ;)
ReplyDeleteLove your analogy, friend -- I remember working at ABX, third shift, and wow, I couldn't believe how cracked and dry my skin got...of course, exposing my bare hands to frigid temperatures night after night so that my knuckles bled when I got home was not the best way to handle the situation. Not pretty. And the thing is, I took the "grin and bear it approach." And your post got me thinking how I've done this spiritually in the past. When I ran from things previously or neglected to fill my heart with what my Heavenly Daddy was showing and teaching me, I would suffer the consequences, just like you said, becoming frail and dried up...
ReplyDeleteWow. Thanks for this connection...it's a new perspective which has me thinking...growing. :) Love you!