Stay Connected

After 5 hours of recharging I pick up my phone, relieved that I have finally remembered to charge it. I look at the bars fully expecting that the bars will reflect the length of time I put in. Which is when I noticed... the bars reflected less than what I started with... in fact, the charge was in a depleted zone, threatening to shut down! I then glance at the computer that was also plugged in... no battery life as well.

There must be another problem. I did what I should have, where was the full energy I should gotten by doing my part?

What happens when we insist that we are doing our part, knowing or unknowing, just not plugged completely in? The reality is, that if we just aren't plugged into the power source, we will NOT be recharged! Even worse, we will continue to be drained of all power until we eventually shut down... the power RENEWS our strength.

We have to know that we are doing what is required so that we won't miss the opportunity to stay fully energized. God has given us the tools needed [His Word and the Holy Spirit] to stay fully energized. It is imperative that we do what is necessary to stay connected to our Father. His mercy/grace is new every morning (Lamentations 3: 21-24)... we don't have to work with used resources, we must only plug into what is new EACH day!