Feeling parched is something I know well. I have had seasons where my “just Jesus and me” mentality left me spiritually dry, wondering why everything felt like it was slipping away.
“He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.”
Psalm 107:9
When I look at this verse in context, it speaks directly to experiences I have lived through. Here is Psalm 107:4 to 9 from the Message Bible:
“Some of you have wandered for years in the desert, looking but not finding a place to live. Half starved and parched with thirst, staggering and stumbling on the brink of exhaustion.
Then in your desperate condition, you called out to God. He got you out in the nick of time. He put your feet on a wonderful road that took you straight to a good place to live.
So thank God for his marvelous love, for his miracle mercy to the children he loves. He poured great draughts of water down parched throats. The starved and hungry got plenty to eat.”
I’ve had seasons where I became spiritually dry
I see parts of my own story in those verses. I have wandered into spiritual deserts thinking I could handle everything myself. In the natural, I would call it foolish if someone walked into the wilderness with no real supplies and no way to find water or food. Yet I have done the same thing in my spiritual life. I pulled away from the body of Christ and told myself I would be fine on my own.
We were created for community
Maybe you have been there too. Pride can make us stubborn. It can keep us from turning back toward the people God designed to strengthen us. We were created to function as a body. Each of us carries something the rest of us need.
When I have been in those seasons, I have had to ask myself honest questions.
Am I thriving?
Am I growing?
Am I sharing life with others?
Or am I just scraping by, hoping to make it through another day?
He satisfied my thirst
When I finally called out to God, He met me in the nick of time. He led me to safety, to community, and to nourishment I did not know I needed. He poured refreshment over places in me that had gone spiritually dry. He satisfied the hunger in my heart that only He can reach.
If this feels familiar, you are not alone. You do not have to stay in the desert. He’ll lead you out if you are willing to follow Him.
Until next time,
©2025 Katherine Walden
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