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I stood alone in my church, fully aware of the consequences of my sin. I was also fully aware that the time of hiding my sins was ending.

I found myself at my own well. The consequences of my sin had finally reached a point from which I was sure I could not return. My struggle with lust and adultery was more than I could battle. Night after night, I asked God to forgive me but quietly wondered why He hadn’t taken this desire away. Why hadn’t He healed me? Now, the consequences lay before me. I was convinced God was tired of hearing my prayers for forgiveness.

Driving home during the middle of the week, I felt God call me to go to my church. I parked my car, hoping nobody was there. I opened the door, walked inside, went to the front of our church, and quietly worshipped God alone with the music from my phone. Then I prayed to God. I felt His presence telling me that I had never trusted Him with my shame. I asked for His forgiveness. Then, alone, I took communion.

The woman at the well lived with the knowledge of life’s circumstances. On each trip to the well, she found herself alone to reflect on the burden of her circumstances. I wonder what she thought of her life. I wonder if she had given up hope for the life she dreamed she would have.

Jesus stood face to face with the woman at the well. She was caught up in her sin, but she discovered her sin was not too much for Jesus. He had not hidden His face from what she had done. He knew each sin yet still called out to her. The story ends with the woman proclaiming the good news that the Messiah had come.

From her circumstances, Jesus called the woman to proclaim His name. When we find ourselves alone at the well with our sin, we discover Jesus comes to us, just as He went to the woman at the well. He knows what we’ve done, yet He reminds us we still have a purpose.

Remember, you are never alone. God is always by your side.