One of the most difficult challenges associated with pastoring is witnessing the tragic results of spiritual dehydration—people dying spiritually with living water just steps away: “Whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst” (John 4:14). Very few are truly hungry and thirsty for God. Although most can quote, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be filled,” many have never truly experienced it. Hungering and thirsting for God is an all-consuming passion that drives every aspect of life.
