Charged up

     It was a Saturday afternoon.  My husband, Mark, kissed me and the boys good-by and he was out the door.  He was on his way to Church to meet with his friend and band member, Mike, to practice for an upcoming concert.  Minutes after he went out the door, he was back inside.  He said that the station wagon wouldn't start.  The battery was dead, no lights, no radio, nothing.  At first I couldn't understand what could have happened.  I was the last to drive it a few days earlier.  As I thought back, I had a faint memory of my two little boys playing with the over head lights.  I must not have paid enough attention, and left them on. 
     Mark pulled the van around and hooked up the jumper cables. I tried turning over the engine in the station wagon, all I got was a clicking noise.  "Try again."  Mark said, ...more clicking noise.  We let it charge a while, revving up the van a little.  I tried it again, this time a long with the clicking, the sound of the radio.  More waiting while it charged, then another try, it came close to starting.  Another try, and thank God, it started!
     I like to think that I am full of spiritual power all of the time.  But sometimes I feel like that drained battery, and what I need is a direct link to the power source, God.  Jesus being sort of like jumper cables, and the Holy Spirit, the power.
     I remember my Dad telling me that you have to start a sitting car once in a while, or the battery would go bad.  When we get away from our power source for a long period of time, our power can slowly drain.  And if we are not careful, Satan will find ways of draining that power even faster, like those lights that were left on,  drained the battery of the station wagon. 
     So if you've been at a spiritual stand still for a long time, or Satan has found a way to speed up your draining process, give yourself a chance.  Don't try the ignition and give up.  Hook up to the power source, charge up, be patient and let God's power grow!