Learning to draw water up from the spiritual well is hard labor, indeed.... because our senses are so much in the habit of flitting about from one worldly distraction to another. And so you must learn to set aside what you see and hear in order to see and hear what God would pour out upon you from his invisible kingdom.
When we begin to renew our minds in this way - that is, building the habit of constantly, deeply meditating upon the Lord Jesus - we draw water up out of the deep wells of salvation. (Isaiah 12:3).
So, this is our part in the work to wrestle with our wandering senses and our flitting thoughts. And God's part is to enliven our meditations by the power of his Spirit, so that it becomes for us living water - and this part, of course, does not depend upon us at all; it depends upon God.
In this way, the tender "flowers" of new spiritual growth are "watered"
Saint Theresa of Avila
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