How Are You Quenching Your God-Thirst?

I woke up last night to the sound of slurp, slurp, slurp.

This unusual, but recognizable sound belongs to my dog, Jazzmine. She was in our master bathroom drinking from the toilet...again. Her choice could only mean one thing. Her water dish was empty. It just amazes me that she would choose the water from a toilet. (It's this fact alone that makes Lisa scoff at the notion that a dog's mouth is cleaner than a human's). But, when Jazz is thirsty, she'll go anywhere to quench that thirst.

You know, I've been around long enough to see humans do the same thing; metaphorically, of course. I believe God has put in every human being a thirst-pocket that can only be quenched by Him and the righteousness of His Spirit. Yet, instead of seeking God to quench those life-thirsts, people choose to drink out of some unseemly places.

I've seen a frustrated husband drink out of the pornography-toilet instead of communicating and drawing closer to his wife. I've seen the lonely wife drink from the adultery-toilet instead of working things out with her husband. I've seen neighbors drink out of the gossip-toilet instead of showing compassion to parents who are hurting over their child's bad decision. I've seen insecure students drink from the alcohol and drug toilets instead of coming to terms with who God made them to be.

Jesus told us to "hunger and thirst for righteousness." Jesus is our righteousness. So, we are to hunger and thirst for Him. Anything else and it will be a disatisfying and disappointing slurp.

So, I guess the question today is: How are you quenching your God-thirst?