drinking from the wrong well

John 4..
the woman at the well..
if you are drinking from the wrong well, you will not be satisfied
if you are drinking from money and comfort you will constantly be wanting,
if you try to stave off your thirst for life and purpose with things to make your life better you will be insatiable
God uses two examples..
Solomon - had it all....and declared it nothing over and over in the book of Ecclesiastes..
Job - had it all taken away and even in that place of deprivation and on his knees with not even his health to boast in he was able to worship God.

if you are drinking from relationship
if you are trying to find you worth in the people around you
be prepared to be constantly disappointed
people are flaky, emotional, and irrational..same as you, same as me
there is only one relationship that will never change, it will be steady and unchanging no matter how rough the storm nor how small the raft

if you are drinking from respect and power
if you place your identity in what people think about you
if you live for facebook comments and text messages, pats on the back and kind words
you will be a door mat and a people pleaser with opinions like a chameleon
not everyone will like you
how weak and watered down does 'i love you' from a mouth that in the next breath could curse you behind your back compared to the agonizing sacrifice of a father of his son for your heart

drink from the well that satisfies
Jesus
find your identity and security here
and let it bring you to a place of worship
so that when you stand in the crowd and sing a song you are in amazement
every word sung in the knowledge that you are in the presence of the king
grateful for every bit of a meal not matter how much nor how little food is in the fridge
blessed by every friendship and thankful for it