July 17th, 2025
Thursday, July 17th
The Wells Of Life
By: Jaime Ryce
“Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Please give me a drink.” John 4:7
I remember when my oldest was considering going back into a relationship that had proven to be extremely unhealthy. The tears, the heartache, the unsettling I experienced knowing she deserved so much more! I was trying to control this situation with no resolve, until one day I hit my knees and cried out to God and I heard “will you give her to me”?
I remember feeling so distant from my husband early in our marriage and realizing that I was harboring resentment and trust issues from previous relationships. I prayed and prayed for God to heal my marriage and one day I heard him say “will you surrender those feelings to me?”
Yet another time in a disagreement, I held onto very ugly thoughts and feelings about a person who had been very important to me. It was so much easier to be mad and justifiably angry than feel the loss. In prayer God said, “will you follow me into forgiveness?”
These are just 3 of the many wells in my life Jesus has been waiting for me at, and each time I met Him, his promises proved true!
My daughter never pursued that relationship. My wounds from the past healed and my marriage is thriving. That friendship, while not what it was, there is freedom in the forgiveness and love for one another that anger tried to steal.
In each of these experiences more than just my life was nourished and cleansed by the living water our Jesus provides. I have learned that when God asks us for a drink, it’s not because he’s thirsty but because he knows we are.
Friend, Jesus is there, at the well, will you meet Him?
The Wells Of Life
By: Jaime Ryce
“Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Please give me a drink.” John 4:7
I remember when my oldest was considering going back into a relationship that had proven to be extremely unhealthy. The tears, the heartache, the unsettling I experienced knowing she deserved so much more! I was trying to control this situation with no resolve, until one day I hit my knees and cried out to God and I heard “will you give her to me”?
I remember feeling so distant from my husband early in our marriage and realizing that I was harboring resentment and trust issues from previous relationships. I prayed and prayed for God to heal my marriage and one day I heard him say “will you surrender those feelings to me?”
Yet another time in a disagreement, I held onto very ugly thoughts and feelings about a person who had been very important to me. It was so much easier to be mad and justifiably angry than feel the loss. In prayer God said, “will you follow me into forgiveness?”
These are just 3 of the many wells in my life Jesus has been waiting for me at, and each time I met Him, his promises proved true!
My daughter never pursued that relationship. My wounds from the past healed and my marriage is thriving. That friendship, while not what it was, there is freedom in the forgiveness and love for one another that anger tried to steal.
In each of these experiences more than just my life was nourished and cleansed by the living water our Jesus provides. I have learned that when God asks us for a drink, it’s not because he’s thirsty but because he knows we are.
Friend, Jesus is there, at the well, will you meet Him?
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