When Your Heart Feels Spiritually Dry

0:00Life Audio Thank you for tuning in to your nightly prayer, a podcast designed to help you rest and connect with your father in heaven as the day ends. God is ready to meet you in this moment of peace as you settle into sleep. After this short word from our sponsor, we'll encounter tonight's devotional. When your heart feels spiritually dry, written by Michelle Tracy and read by your host, Brooke McLaughlin. Hey listeners, it's Kelly from Life Audio. We know life gets busy and sometimes it's easy for your faith to get pushed to the side. That's why we created the Good Word, a free weekly newsletter designed to give you a moment to slow down, be encouraged, and reconnect with what matters most.

1:01God's Word Inside, you'll find devotionals, guided prayers, podcast recommendations, and other faith-built content we think you'll love. No ads, no clutter. Just good content to help you stay rooted in God's Word throughout your week. Sign up for the Good Word today at lifeaudio.com-forward-slash-the-goodword. Tonight's Scripture. For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe. Psalm 61-3. Something to ponder. I am sure we have all been there when we have woken up from a sneaky nap in our mouths or dry. We know the best thing in that moment is a good drink of water to wet our lips and help our mouths to feel less tight and sore. But how many of us also know that the same thing can happen with our soul?

2:06No matter how much we want to be people who are steadfast with the Lord, there are times when we get sleepy in our faith and we find ourselves drifting off. No longer stuck to the Lord, but as sheep who wander into rougher terrain. People who no longer have access to gentle waters and our souls become dry. Dry souls almost always lead to a change in our attitudes. We can start to struggle to love our enemy, our patience, dwindles. We may start to become envious of the lives others have and if not kept in check that can lead to dishonoring God or becoming easily angered, love isn't as easy any longer. I wonder, friend, if you find yourself there, lost in the desert from wondering where you shouldn't have or wondering the wrong direction after being deeply wounded and hurt. I wonder today if you have found your soul dry and weary, looking for water to quench that

3:08dry soul and it is nowhere to be found, or that any you do find isn't enough or long enough lasting. If that's the case for you today, can I suggest that turning to Jesus is the best option. Scripture tells us he is the good shepherd, the one who leads us besides still waters so that our souls can be both quenched and rested. He is the one who finds enough water so that our souls can be quenched and will never be thirsty again if we follow him. Today, friend, can I help you in a prayer for renewed hunger and closeness with God during this spiritually dry season? You are a nightly prayer. Father God, oh how my soul longs for the water that you provide. Oh, how I long to feel the wetness in my spirit again, to not feel dry and itchy, irritable and annoyed. Father, I long to feel your closeness as I once knew and I ask you today to come into my

4:13world and help me find my way back to you, the giver of life and of water, the giver of himself. Help me to keep my feet following only you, not to look left or right but to step into the footsteps you create for me. Lord, I am sorry that I have wondered away and I ask you today to renew my hunger for you and the closeness we have. I am completing a 180 turn today, returning to you. I trust you to take my life and do something with it for your good and your glory. In Jesus' name, amen. Three things to meditate upon. Number one, have you ever wondered from the Lord? Have you been hurt, distracted, sleeping and found yourself somewhere you didn't want to be? And come back to Jesus, he is always waiting for you. Two, do you have things you need to forgive others for?

5:15Have you been hurt, abandoned, betrayed? I urge you to give it all to Jesus and allow him to heal those spaces. In number three, in your own heart, examine where you are right now and what led you here, then you can make a plan to return to your first love. Put on tonight's prayer and share how God met you there. Join the your nightly prayer discussion on the crosswalk forum. Thank you for listening to your nightly prayer, a production of the Life Audio Network. If you found comfort and inspiration in tonight's prayer, be sure to follow and subscribe on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. Also today, so you never miss a moment of peace and reflection to end your day.

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