"We never know where God has hidden streams. We see a large stone and have no idea that it covers the source of a spring. We see a rocky area and never imagine that it is hiding a fountain. God leads me into hard and difficult places, and it is there I realize I am where eternal streams abide." -Streams in the Desert What comes to mind when you think of a well? Here are a few of my random journal scribbles. They provide water. They bring life. Even in drought. Sometimes you have to dig deep to get to that water. They bring water from the ground of all places. What was unseen is revealed. You need a bucket or something to bring the water up. Water is there, but you have do expend effort to bring it to the surface. If the well is good, the water lasts for years and years. You get to use well water even when city water is regulated. People "go to the wishing well." I think of Jesus and the woman at the well, or Jacob meeting Rachel for the first time. I think of him rolling away the stone that covered the well, Rachel watching in awe of his strength, of him giving her a kiss! You may be in a drought. Everything feels dried up. All you see is a bunch of rocks. I challenge you to start rolling a few of those rocks over. I challenge you to come to the water.
John 4 says Jesus offers living water that "springs up" to eternal life - the same word used in Acts 3 for the man who had been lame since birth when he leaped, able to walk for the first time. He'd been carried to and from the Beautiful Gate of the Temple on a daily basis. There he sat to beg, hoping and depending on others for provision. He had done this for as long as he could remember. His response to healing was to leap and praise God. Too often we know the source of Living Water is right there, but we refuse to put in the effort to draw it up. We're lazy with our spiritual disciplines and then wonder why we're thirsty. We come to the edge of the well and just wish, instead of drinking the water He has already provided. I wish I had more Bible knowledge. I wish I felt like praising God. I wish I felt close to Him. I wish... Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. Isaiah 12:2-3 Choose to trust. To sing. And draw water with joy. Don't measure your spiritual condition by the hardships you may be experiencing. You never know where God has hidden streams.
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2/1/2024 10:32:04 am
There are several ways for a well to get contaminated. This will increase the danger of water-borne infections for you and your family. Removing contamination from a well is quite challenging once it has occurred. It's critical to keep your well maintained so that harmful contaminants are kept out of your water supply. Preventive maintenance will identify any little flaws with your well before they become major, costly concerns. We will visually check a number of your well's components to make sure everything is operating as it should. After this inspection is complete, we will go over our findings with you and address any questions you may have to make sure you understand any potential problems in full.
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