Happy Father's Day!
It seems like I have been a little low on energy lately…trying to keep up with school, church, and life in general just seems to be wearing me down a little. So this morning, after waking up late and rushing to get ready for church on time, I was thinking how nice it would be just to have a retreat or a vacation where we could just recharge…after all, isn't that what we need when we are running low? Then I thought about how I have the opportunity to do that each and every time I go to church, and to take it one step further, I have the opportunity to do that each day with God.
Even Jesus Himself, throughout His ministry, took time to recharge and be alone…from the time of His temptation when He was fasting forty days in the wilderness and was "full of the Holy Spirit" to the time just before His betrayal in the garden of Gethsemane where He prayed to His Father, He knew when to take time to recharge. But His recharging was more than just kicking back and relaxing…His recharging was always in prayer and submission to His Father.
So, just as I begin to think that daily events are too much, and as I am tempted to take time away from God in order to "get more done," I am reminded that time with God is time to recharge.
So if you are feeling a little low on energy, take some time, drop what you are doing, and spend some time in prayer…just acknowledging God as the source of life (and energy). Go to church if you haven't been in awhile…you will be surprised how a little time with God will recharge your batteries.
