{"id":2672,"date":"2014-06-09T12:07:17","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T16:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidcprice.com\/?p=2672"},"modified":"2014-06-09T12:07:17","modified_gmt":"2014-06-09T16:07:17","slug":"thirsty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/davidcprice.com\/thirsty\/","title":{"rendered":"Thirsty"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n One of the problems I have had throughout my life is that I often don\u2019t realize I\u2019m thirsty until I\u2019m bordering on dehydration. \u00a0I seem to get parched quickly and, before I know it, a headache sets in. By that time, it\u2019s too late to avoid the pain, though it is essential that I begin the re-hydration process so I don\u2019t perpetuate it!<\/span><\/p>\n I have realized another thing: I have the exact same problem with my spiritual life! \u00a0I often get so busy or so distracted that I develop tunnel vision. \u00a0I fail to drink regularly from my source of strength (the Word of God) and to be poured into from men of God who preach the Word faithfully (through podcasts, books, etc.) and before I know it, I\u2019m bordering on spiritual dehydration.<\/span><\/p>\n When that happens, everything suffers: my family, my interaction with God (prayer becomes minimal), my preaching and my other relationships. \u00a0Everything <\/i>suffers!<\/span><\/p>\n Turns out, that\u2019s where I\u2019ve been lately\u2026spiritually dehydrated. \u00a0My message yesterday was a confession of this and a challenge to all of us to pause and take a spiritual inventory of whether or not we\u2019re drinking in things that are less than satisfactory at the expense of drinking in that which fully satisfies.<\/span><\/p>\n