What do you do when the well runs dry? Emotionally spent? Spiritually exhausted? Creatively stunted?
You can find a million solutions from secular self-help books or manuals. You can find a million more from biblically based self-searching books or studies.
But what can you really do in the midst of the refreshing-less time and space where you find yourself?
If you're a Christian, you submit to prayer even when, frankly, you don't feel like it. God knows where you are - it's no surprise to Him. And He's well aware of what you want to say but probably won't, the frustration that results, the questions on the tip of your tongue that begin with "Why?" Pray anyway.
If you're not a Christian, you can choose to do every instruction known to man and find a conclusion that sustains you. Probably. God created you to be resourceful even though He also created you to trust and depend on Him for truthful answers.
There's no one-size-fits-all when the well won't serve you the waters of life if you're looking for "If I do this, I can accomplish this and it'll turn out fine." Sometimes the lesson is harder, the time it takes feels relentless, and all too often we look for the shortcut to this substantial interruption.
As a Christian, I can tell you Jesus has the answer(s) you need. There's a reason they're proving to be hard to find. Everything has a purpose. It's not a waste of time or energy to seek truth in a hard situation. There aren't many truths. Only One. He wants you to have it. Whether that's now or eventually, when He fills the well, it'll be a new and vital refreshing, tasting like the very essence of life. Drink up.
Father, you know how we are and can be. You know when life is hard for us. You know exactly what we need and when we need it. Help us to learn the purpose and reasoning in the dry times. We're desperate for you. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.