Battery-Powered

I get so irritated when the garage door opener does not work.  Early one morning this week, I clicked the thing three or four time to no avail.  I unhooked it from the visor, pointing it directly at the door, nothing.  It was especially aggravating because I was going to have to get out of the car in the cold to close the door manually. 

As you probably guessed, I needed a new battery.  A remote door opener will not open a door without a working battery.  Moving it to a new position, clicking in ten times or throwing it out the window will not make it work.  At times, we as believers allow our batteries to run low.  Drained and exhausted, we do not feel like going to church.  We do not want to participate in ministry.  We have no desire to read the word or to pray in earnest.  We wonder why we have no joy, no passion and no direction.  We try reading self-help books, counseling with friends or even attempt to pull away from the church body when the answer lies in following David’s lead in Psalm 51:12 pleading with the Father to “Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.” Investigate what caused your battery to run low in the first place.  If repentance is in order, repent.  Then ask God to renew the right Spirit within you, revive your battery and rekindle that spark.  Then sit back and watch doors open.