"Women At The Well"

Written by Danica Hobbs-Reed

In the event that you have never heard of one of the most celebrated Bible stories ever, here is a brief synopsis of John 4:5-30:

One day a women went to the well to fetch water. While at the well she encountered Jesus, who then gave her the rundown of her past. She was so astonished by his knowledge of her existence, she ran back to tell the people of the city of her encounter.

You see this woman at the well had a past. She had skeletons in her closet. Her years of wandering from man to man and situation to situation contorted her spirit. Her utter existence depended only if someone else was given power over her that she would have given them first.

I believe if women today are transparent, we could agree that we have all had a first hand understanding of what the woman at the well was going through. From time to time, especially as women we have engaged ourselves in things we shouldn't, We have brought situations into our lives that in it, no positive outcome was possible. As women, we are blessed to be nurturers. However we often forget that our job as a woman is to decipher what can be nurtured and what can't , ultimately should be put out to pasture, be it destitute people or an insolvent situation.

So many times, women find themselves likened unto the woman at the well. Not in just the relationship aspect of her situation, but the emotional, social and spiritual aspects also. We find ourselves bound up in situations that are so far beyond our grasp, it may take a wake-up call to bring us back to reality.

Although the woman at the well went to get water, she ultimately came back with more than she ever needed. Soul satisfaction. Although we never knew how she ultimately turned out, Christians always believe that she had changed for the better. We assume she never married for a sixth time. We assume the husband she coveted, after her meeting with Jesus she had the strength to send him packing . We presuppose these things because if you have ever had a true encounter with Jesus, you know something has to change for the better.

I believe on any given day we have all been women at the well of life. We have thirsted for things that were not conducive to us becoming the women whom God desires us to be. However, is it not a comfort to know the thirst for a meaningful existence can be quenched with the true living water…………………..Jesus Christ!