Thirsting For God

"As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God." 

Psalm 42:1

I know what it's like to be thirsty. I mean really thirsty.

     In 2000, I started to drink water constantly but never seemed to find relieve for the thirst that nagged at me. I can recall sitting in Bible class just after Christmas break. The classroom was across in another building and required a trek through the snow-covered path to reach it. As I sat listening to my teacher, I remember watching snow drip off a classmates boots, longing for a drop of that water. 

Yeah, it was that bad.

A month later, I discovered I had diabetes. As soon as I had injected insulin running through my body, the thirst dissipated and I finally had relief from it.

I can picture the deer in the verse, thirsty and longing for it to be quenched. In the same way are we to long for God, like we just can't live without Him. How I long to have such a deep desire for him, and only can this happen by talking to Him in prayer and reading what He has to say through His Word.