For my high school graduation I received a HP Pavilion laptop computer. That was four years ago. This past week I noticed a rip in my power cord near the adapter. I didn’t think much about it until the power stopped working and my computer was running on battery power alone. I knew this wouldn’t last long. Once it died my dear laptop would be completely useless.
This prompted me to think of the “power” in our lives as Christians. What is it that keeps us going? What is it that keeps us “charged” or “connected” to the power source? I determined that Christ is the power source and the thing that keeps us connected to Him is prayer and intentional meditation in His Word. If we neglect either of these our lives will not be as powered as it should be. If we don’t read the Bible or pray for a few days it may not show or we may not notice the ‘rip’ in our relationship. Then one day we notice a distance in our relationship with Christ and we can’t control problems that seem to come up. We then realize that we are no longer running on Christ’s eternal power but our own temporary battery power.
I was able to find a computer parts store that had the cord I needed for a good price. But I pray that I don’t let my relationship with Christ run low on power because I cannot live this Christian life on my own.
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