Drought

San Antonio is going through a dry spell right now. No rain for quite some time. Today, there were some lower clouds that were darker and promising, though, I cannot help but fade to doubt that they will move away.
I always feel like there must be some sort of spiritual drought when the land is dry like this. Is there a deeper reason for no rain, more specifically, is God withholding it from this city because of its sin? Why not think this way? He withheld things from Israel all the time, to turn her back to Himself.
Water, a life source, is taken for granted too often. Christ, Our life source, is also sadly taken for granted all the time. He withholds Himself from us to teach us that we need Him. We are a withered vine without the water, without Him. We can apply this to our own souls when we are dwelling in unconfessed sin. Joy is withheld from us, life is withheld from us, and our souls become parched and cracked. The mercy, love and forgiveness of Christ is like rain upon our dry souls, and once again, our cups are overflowing. We are a people always in need of water, we thirst and drink, only to become thirsty again. A simple truth points us to our dependence on Him for all things.