The Well, The Tomb and The River

I am fortunate in being able to relate to many of the women, whose lives are highlighted in the Word of God. One of those women is the woman at the Well, (John 4:6). She reminds me of a woman whose life is watered by words, in this case prophetic words. Immediately after being watered
by the prophetic, she was released to water the lives of others, as an evangelist. We can water and refresh the lives of hurting people by words of kindness and encouraging remarks. Compliments go a long way in our society today. When words uplift a person's countenance and shed the light of hope on their hearts, you can rest assured that you are pleasing God.


The women who gathered at the Tomb of Lazarus, (John 11:30), also, were amazed that Jesus would want to roll away the stone, as He desires to do in our lives today. Stones of bitterness and unforgiveness; stones of rejection and a wounded spirit. Stones of conflict, anger and fears. Women waiting for that one, huge stone to be rolled away so words of life can penetrate our dead, dry bones and we too can be unbound from all forms of defeat. I will never forget the stone of unforgiveness being rolled away from the doorway to my heart one spring afternoon in 1989. At that instant, the doorway to my physical healing was unobstructed and my healing sprang forth, after nearly three years of painful suffering. The goodness of God was found in a rolled away stone for me that day.


I especially love the little that is mentioned of Lydia, (Acts 16:13); the woman who sat on the bank of the River of Prayer and Encouragement; of strength, refreshing, focus and therefore, success. I imagine her to be a woman who is naturally strategic and thoughtful in her dealings. I cannot imagine anything of importance getting past her, especially in prayer. Something happens to us when we walk in a prayer filled life. Our entire being is made sensitive to those around us, and we are sharpened in our gift of discernment, able and better equipped to deal with our surroundings in a way and manner that pleases God, and truly make a difference in the lives of hurting people around us.


Of the many women I love learning about in the Scriputures, I am learning more every day that we are not so different. We too are watered by the Words of the Lord and so we are able to water others. We too have had great need of obstacles too much to bear, to be taken care of by God. We learn we can trust Him with all things. As women of God, we engage in active, strategic prayer. Prayer that "holds the line", and gains results. I want to walk in this demension of prayer, daily. Fixed and focused on the heart of God for that days events.


Be unshakeable and immovable in your faith today and every day. Receive and sow healing words of wisdom and life blessings over our families and friends. Allow the liberty of rolled away stones to be experienced by you today, if necessary. Finally, grab hold of a tenacious prayer life that is the fruit of a Woman of God.


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