Dr. Earl Pierce used to tell the story of a city dweller who moved to a farm and bought a cow. Shortly after he did, the cow went dry. When he reported this fact to a neighbor farmer, the farmer expressed surprise. The city man said he was surprised to. "I can't understand it either, for if ever a person was considerate of an animal, I was of that cow. If I didn't need any milk, I didn't milk her. If I only needed a quart, I only took a quart." Dr. Pierce tried to explain that the only way to keep milk flowing is not to take as little milk as possible from the cow, but to take as much as possible.

Is that not also true of the Christian life? Those who only turn to God in need miss the real joy that is the rightful heritage of the Christian.