11 The woman said to Him, "Sir, You have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Where then do You get that living water?
Just like the woman at the well we can limit Jesus' ministry in our lives by not understanding who Jesus really is, the power He has, and not understanding His care for us. He is unlimited in His ability to do for us what we really need in any circumstance or situation we find ourselves in as the woman at the well found out. The thing that limits Jesus' working in our lives and situations is us alone. Sometimes the well of our problems, worries and doubts are so deep we don't think Jesus can draw anything good from them. The woman at the well had a life of many deep troubles and problems, but when she allowed Jesus to draw out of her bad situation, she received the most wonderful gift of eternal life which changed everything in her life for the best. When we think and say our situation or circumstance is to deep for even Jesus to draw anything good out of it, we limit His working in our lives. Suppose our hearts are deeply troubled and we read God's word where Jesus says " Let not your heart be troubled." Then we say, but Lord even You can't draw up comfort and quietness out of this trouble. Mine is an impossible situation. Jesus does not draw up anything good out of human resources. We must remember that His supernatural abilities are unlimited. He will bring what resources we need down from above out of God's unlimited supply. We limit God by holding on to past failures and disappointments. We must open our hearts to what God is trying to do in our lives. When we doubt God's ability or desire to move in our situations, we limit what He wants to do in our lives. Then we forget that God loves us with an everlasting love. Jeremiah 31:3 (NKJV)
3 The Lord has appeared of old to me, saying: "Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.
Any limit to God's working good in our situations and circumstances comes from within our hearts, not from God's inability. We have to come to the place in our lives that we allow God to do in our lives what He tells us in His word that He wants to do. He loves us this verse says with an everlasting love. Everlasting means just what it says. God will never change from that promise because He can not lie. No where in the word of God does it ever indicate God will withhold His blessings and favors from those who seek Him with all their heart. In fact, God tells us as His people what His plans are for us in His word. Jeremiah 29:11-13 (NKJV)
11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
12 Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.
Look at these scriptures and then believe them with all your heart because God cannot lie nor does He ever change. Hebrews 13:8 (NKJV) Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
God says He thinks thoughts of peace and good toward us. He will never change His mind about that. Believe it! Then He says He wants to give us a wonderful future and a hope. That hope is based on the word of God. This is God's will for all of those who belong to Him. Those that have confessed and repented of their sins and asked God's Son Jesus Christ to forgive them. Those that have invited Jesus to live within their hearts and are trying to live for Him each day. If you haven't received the salvation Jesus provides, then do it now. Read the scriptures at the bottom of this page and act on them. Those who have already received Jesus' salvation, are you limiting God's working in your life because you have slipped away from that close relationship you used to have with Him? You are not as interested in the things of God as you once were. You can change all that right now by asking Jesus to forgive you of that. Verses 12&13 of Jeremiah tell us that if we call upon God and pray to Him, He will listen to you. (verse 12) That's His promise to you! He also says if we seek Him we will find Him when we seek for Him with all our hearts. (verse 13)
Beware of your sinking back and saying-"It can't be done;" when you know it can be done if you look to Jesus. The well of our incompleteness is great, but we must make every effort and look to Jesus as we seek Him through the word of God. Remember the scriptures we have read. Let's believe God and seek Him with all our hearts and experience the blessings and favors of God as they flow into our lives and change our situations. Do not be guilty of limiting God in your life. Stop and pray right now! Invite God to invade your life with His presence. You will be glad you did.
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