MIDWEEK MEDITATION

The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)
Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.”

John 4:9-10

Jesus actually saw her. 

Most people would have just walked by and pretended not to notice. It was like she was living with an invisible sign over her head that told people she was too much. Way, way too much. And so, day in and day out she came to this well, alone and invisible to most people. But Jesus is not “most people.”

The One who knows the heart of every person looked at her and saw someone made in the image of God who was thirsting for so much more than water.
 
That thirst had led her down a lot of paths she probably didn’t want to think about, much less talk about with a stranger. But Jesus leans into the messy reality of her life, gently pointing to the “too much” because she needed to understand something: her attempts to find soul-level satisfaction had left her scared and unfulfilled. What He was offering her was what all of us are looking for. Enough.
 
Things like: meaningful relationship, excitement, security, and a thousand other things are good desires and are part of God’s design for our life. The problem is that when we put these things at the center of our heart, they will let us down and leave us scared every time. You were made to have God at the center of your life to give you identity, purpose, and yes... enough. 

Holy Spirit, would You gently point to the things in my life that I am putting above God as my source of identity, purpose, and satisfaction? Satisfy me with your unfailing love and give me grace to orient all the other good desires in my life around You.