Spiritual Water

I love this passage by Paul (2 Corinthians 4:18, ESV),

We look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

And that pretty much sums up how we should live. Of course, achieving that mentality is easier said that done! Our natural, earthly tendencies lead us to focus on things we can see: wealth, popularity, material possessions, etc. Paul argues that those earthly things don't really satisfy. The only thing that offers true satisfaction is spiritual union with God.

Of course, Jesus says something similar while speaking to the woman at the well (John 4, 13:14, ESV),

Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again.

So, how do we move our focus away from earthly water, and toward this spiritual water of true fulfillment? The truth is, it's a life-long process of spiritual work. And the main component of that spiritual work: PRAYER!