Drink

A large percentage of the human body is made of water.
This is not new information and no, I didn't invent it.
Unless you've been living under a rock you know that we are all supposed to drink 6-8 servings of water per day. At 8 ounces a serving, that's about 48 ounces of water down the hatch. My compliance with this rule of thumb pretty much guarantees most of my life is spent in the restroom. This is why I tend to wander away from the rules on occasion. It's hard to accomplish much if one is in the restroom all day.
Last week for a variety of reasons, I didn't drink my water. The most ridiculous reason is that we ran out of bottled water. If only a person could get water from somewhere other than a bottle, I could've done better.
In one of those God-inspired ironies, if we don't drink water we retain water. I won't bore you with the details of why that is but I assure you it's true. I retain water like the Hoover Dam on a good day so I know what happens on no-water days. I also stop pooping, which I don't do much of anyway. Still out there?
Anyhoo, this week my grandma had a few issues and I was doing what little I could to help out meaning I was at her house after work a few days. I was worried about her so I was stressed. I tried to assist her and (now, this is highly medical); I pulled the crap out of my back. By Friday evening I was pretty tired, sore and feeling overall blah. Not sick. Just blah.
So I went to the Lord seeking wisdom and strength. "Oh Lord", says I, "I need you to help me. Heal my sore back. Give me extra energy. Give me wisdom." So on and so forth. I believe I inserted a few thees and thous to make it official.
And here is what God, creator of the universe, redeemer of my soul, says to me.
"Drink some water silly girl."
Ok, I'm looking for parting clouds and angel's song over here. Drink some water?
I'm not sleeping, I'm tired, my head hurts, my back is pulled all to crap, my grandma's sick.
"Drink some water silly girl."
But we are out of bottled water?
"Turn on the water faucet goofball. Drink some water."
So I drank some water. And I drank some more. And in half an hour I drank 42 ounces of unholy tap water.
And...I felt a little better!
My head ache went away. My back still hurts but it's a little better. My achiness subsided. I went to bed early and slept hard all night long. I woke up feeling better still. So this morning right after my coffee, I drank some more water!
It seems that being mostly made of water, if I run dry I don't work as well.
Maybe it's really that simple. We need to be careful what we are made of and refill the empty places so we can get through the day a little better.
By the way, after I drank some water last night, I laid down in my bed and closed my eyes. I didn't go to sleep. I asked God to move over me and soothe me from the inside out.
I'm made of water and Jesus.
Next time you get dehydrated; drink some water.
And a little drinking in Jesus wouldn't hurt either.
It's what we're made of, after all.

Isaiah 12:3 With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.