Living waters

I keep reading about "living waters" and today one verse really painted a picture for me.

"Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said,

‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’"

~John 7:38

I saw this heart pouring out and spilling into a river. How can that be? I don't feel that my heart flows with rivers of living water. But I believe! I pictured the river taking away "stuff", washing away the "dirtiness", cleansing the heart. Only to be reminded that I need to let Jesus "fix" my heart, my "cisterns", so it can hold His living water which then can be poured out and give life. 

"For my people have committed two evils:

they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters,

and hewed out cisterns for themselves,

broken cisterns that can hold no water."

~Jeremiah 2:13

Jesus, if we are broken we cannot hold any water, that's why we need to let You mend us so our hearts can flow rivers of living waters. 

Lord, may we not forsake You, in thinking that we can produce the living waters without You and in keeping the living waters for ourselves. You are the Fountain of Living Waters. May we keep at the source and be filled - always.

The river of the Spirit of God overcomes all obstacles. Never get your eyes on the obstacle or on the difficulty. The obstacle is a matter of indifference to the river which will flow steadily through you if you remember to keep right at the Source. Never allow anything to come between yourself and Jesus Christ, no emotion, no experience, nothing must keep you from the one great sovereign Source. (Oswald Chambers)

Keep CZECHING IN!