Are you thirsty? by Lynda Alsford
I have been thinking about being thirsty this week. I realised over Christmas that the change in routine meant I also changed my routine about how I spent time with God. I was still doing my morning readings most days but the deeper times of prayer seemed to be put to one side. Extended times with God, just sitting in His presence, or walking along the cliff tops near to my home chatting to Him about my day, evaporated in the busyness of Christmas. I noticed by New Year I was feeling out of sorts. I wondered at first why that was as I had a fantastic Christmas. But that didn't stop me from feeling the more difficult emotions quicker. I wasn't dealing with them as well as normal. I was more stressed and more short tempered. I was less able to resist temptation. I realised last week it was because I was thirsty for God. I had forgotten Him despite Christ mas being all about Him. I was sipping at my time with Him rather than drinking whole glasses full of Him so to speak. Al...