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Key Scripture: "Therefore,
I ask that you do not lose heart...” Ephesians 2:13
It doesn't matter how
strong a Christian you are, tests and challenges can wear you down can't
they? The repeated blows, the constant
battles, can make us think about sitting down and giving up.
My friend David
recently bought one of the new electric cars. It's a great car unless he
forgets to re-charge it! As pretty as it is, and as nicely as it rides, if it's
not re-charged, it's not going to do what a car should do. He has to know the location of every charging station so that if his battery is low, he can take an hour
or so to re-charge it.
It's interesting to
think that my faith can be electric. It
can conduct confidence, hope, peace, and courage through my heart. It can SHOCK me into change and to
action. Sometimes, when I've not taken
the time to recharge it, I end up with no power.
Just as our hearts can
get out of rhythm and have to be shocked back into working properly, so our
faith needs a recharging from time to time. Circumstances, and people, and doom
and gloom prognosticators constantly attack the heartbeat of our faith. If you've found yourself out of harmony with
the heartbeat of heaven recently, then it’s definitely time to recharge.
STOP right where you
are. The only way to stir up the gifts,
the anointing, and the hope that is in you comes from His Words to you. My words won't help you as much as His words
will Beloved. You need the affirmation
and the Love that come from Him personally.
Christ lives in our heart, by faith, He lives and moves and guides and
directs our lives as we release our confident assurance in His goodness and His
power. In tough times, we need to know
that GOD IS FOR US! He's on our side! Is it time for you to "have a
moment" or a few moments with Him?
Is it time for the water of the Word to cleanse away all the doubt and
fear and panic, and simple fatigue?
As I understand it,
electricity has to be grounded to work properly. When we are grounded in the love of God,
nothing can stop His abundant power from working in us. If you've been shocked
by something unexpected in your life, shock your faith back into the steady
rhythm of God's power by re-charging it with His promises. Remind yourself of
His character and His nature and His determination to fight for your good. He promises to reward your faith. Let me say
that again! "He promises to
reward your faith!!!!!!" Remember that!
One thing I love to do
is to simply sit quietly with Him and ask Him who He wants to be for me in this
current attack on my faith. Then I ask
Him who He wants me to be. THEN, I ask
Him to just love me. I have to
consciously dedicate time and thought to do that, but when I do, my faith is
electrified. There is nothing like the
presence of His Love and His joy to start the steady rhythm of faith purring
along again.
When my faith
is recharged, my life is recharged. My
thoughts are recharged. My dreams and hopes are recharged. Beloved, until we live in the continual
electric charge of heaven, we need charging stations. Where is yours?
Copyright © 2015, Suzanne Roberts, Unpublished Work
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