Life feels like a fast moving train. We are on that train and looking out the window – the scenery is flying by. Most often we just sit down for the ride and find ourselves on auto-pilot – not realizing how fast life is moving. It is usually a wake-up call that forces us off the fast moving train and we have to wake up to the life we are in. The here and now.
Time to wake up to life. Time for laughter, time for friends, time for peace, time for rest, time for adventure, time for healthy living, time to make it right, time for a decision…
There are two Greek words for time. Chronos – clock time, chronological, measured in seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years. Kairos – time measured in moments, seasons of life. Referring to the right moment, the opportune moment, the “right” time.
One of my favorite stories from the Bible is the woman at the well found in John chapter 4. Jesus is sitting by a well and asks a woman for a drink. She is stunned because culturally men did not speak to Samaritan women or women in general. He tells her
“If you knew the gift of God and who it is asking you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” So this woman says to Jesus, “Sir, you have no bucket and this well is deep. Where do you get this living water?” And Jesus tells her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.” “Please sir, give me this water!”
I sense this woman is tired, lonely, drained, exhausted, and doesn’t even know what she needs. I can relate. She meets a stranger who “told me everything I have ever done” (vs. 29), and with full acceptance offers her something practical, tangible, and life giving – a fresh start. Oh – how I need this daily!
I was in Palm Springs with my Aunt explaining to her my ideas of a website – a resource to help myself and others succeed in health, business and life. She said without hesitation, “you mean A WELL?” And the idea was born. My hope is that you dip in the well if you’re thirsty for health, for feeling good, for getting your life back. My hope is that you jump in the well if you desire training and support to help you reach your dreams. The woman at the well came thirsty and she left satisfied and full of life.
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