Jesus said, “If you only knew the free gift of God and who it is that is asking you for water, you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”

The woman said, “Sir, where will you get this living water? The well is very deep, and you have nothing to get water with. Are you greater than Jacob, our father, who gave us this well and drank from it himself along with his sons and flocks?”

Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give will never be thirsty. The water I give will become a spring of water gushing up inside that person, giving eternal life.”

The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water so I will never be thirsty again and will not have to come back here to get more water.” John 4:10-15

The Samaritan woman at the well didn’t understand what Jesus was saying. She thought he was talking about the physical water she drew from the well – the well she trudged to and from every day. The conversation between the woman and Jesus was on two levels: the practical level, which the woman focused upon, and the spiritual level, which Jesus superimposed.

The woman kept pulling the conversation back to what she knew. She could only think in the context in which she lived. She was practical. She needed water and disliked trudging back and forth to the well, likely for a variety of reasons, and if she could find a way to not have to continue the routine by accessing what Jesus said was eternal, she’d choose his way!

We often respond to God in the context of what we understand. We can’t get outside of our own world long enough to see the possibilities God places right before us. We think things can only work a certain way because we’ve worn ruts in the road, just as the Samaritan woman had worn along the path to the well. The journey was automatic. What about your journey is currently automatic?

God wants to reveal himself to you in fresh ways. He wants you to acknowledge him instead of remaining focused on your daily routine. He wants to offer a refreshing drink to you. Will you accept?

Live It. God will refresh you today. Watch for it. It might be through a friend’s encouraging word or a stranger’s smile. It might be an unexpected email or text. It could be a gorgeous sunset or fluttering butterfly. Be prepared, and give God the credit. Soak up every drop of his nourishment.