The Bucket List

"Sir," the woman said, "you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can you get this living water? -- John 4:11

I looked and the well seemed deep but there was nothing to draw out the water. I was thinking about deep wells the other day and how our life parallels. Romans 11:29 states that God's gifts and his call are irrevocable. If we compare our gifts and calling to deep well water, but we haven't developed the character or integrity to accompany those gifts, then we become like a deep well that has no bucket.

I've heard it said that your gift will get you in the door but your character and integrity will keep you there. Oftentimes we just need to repair our bucket, so I've put together a short bucket list from God's WORD:

Repair your bucket with love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. (Galatians 5:22-23)