Ahava Love Letter - "Valve Replacement"

Ahava Love Letter

“Valve Replacement” “…I will make springs of water flow through the valleys. I will change the desert into a lake filled with water.” (Is. 41:18)

Dear family of friends,

When our home water pressure fell to a low point, with no shower possible, I knew there must be a spiritual lesson in this. And when the utility service man said it had to be the “water pressure reducer valve”, that confirmed my hunch. Old and worn out must be replaced with new.

Over the past 20 years, with fresh water streaming through the house pipes, we took it for granted that when we turned the faucet on, the water would freely flow. Not so this time. It was not even strong enough to properly get the shampoo out of the hair. So it was time for a change. One plumbing repair guy suggested that we could just “clean out the valve”, but I immediately said no, we would get a new one. I didn’t want to mess with something that was 20 years old, for in time it would need to be changed anyway. Let’s do it now and get it done with.

As I drove to the plumbing store to get the replacement part, I asked the Lord to give me a spiritual application to this, for my life, and others. The sense I got in reply was that every now and then it is time to get a “valve replacement” in our spiritual man. Get rid of that which may be clogging our direct contact with the Holy Spirit, and begin to experience anew. Clear out the old ways of thinking that have gotten us thus far, and let the Lord bring fresh revelation, unhindered by years of accumulation. Who knows what all we have picked up along the way, that has now restricted the flow of life into us.

The actual repair cost was minimal, along with the time to do the replacement. And that too is worth noting. Sometimes we put off a “valve change” for too long, thinking it will cause harm, delay, set us back further, or the new results will fall short of our expectations. It is like hanging onto the full, small cup of drink when the Lord wants to take us to the next level, and give us a bigger cup, if only half full to start. He will then fill it up to the brim.

I welcome change, both in the natural and spiritual. The same old same old gets old. So from time to time we need a valve job, heart transplant, or a cleaning out of the spiritual pipes. All for the purpose of being able to better hear, see and follow after the Lord and His call on our lives.

We welcome your goodness, Lord. Bring on your change.

Ahava to my family of friends,

Steve Martin

Founder/President

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Ahava Love Letter #41   Date: Feb. 14 in the year of our Lord 2012