The story of the woman at the well reminds me of my own past sin. I re-imagined her story in this fictional piece last year. Today I’m digging into the story of how she was set free from past sin at my friend Angel’s site. Here’s a snippet for you, and I hope you’ll go over and read the rest.
One woman couldn’t forgive herself, and that made her thirsty. I understand.
The woman at the well is more like me than I want to admit. She was living with a man who wasn’t her husband…me too.
In her culture, living together before marriage was far more disgraceful than it was for me, nearly two thousand years later. But I still struggled with shame and embarrassment over my past sin, just like she did.
In John 4, we learn that this thirsty woman visited the well in the middle of the day. She didn’t want to hear the whispers and feel the cold stares from the married women. The women who had gotten it “right” the first time.
She knew she was wrong. But they didn’t know her story of desperation and fear.
And until now, few know mine.
As Sharon Jaynes writes in her latest book, Enough: Silencing the Lies That Steal Your Confidence
Jesus sits by the well waiting for you to show up, to dip down deep and pour out the affirmation you’re thirsting for.
I’ll post a review of Sharon’s book soon. Today, I hope you’ll read more of my story over at Angel’s place. See you there!
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