Power Outage

God’s power sustains everything.  Hebrews 1:3

A couple of weeks ago at exactly 5:58 pm, the electricity went out in our neighborhood and surrounding areas (I know the time because I was at the end of a newscast on TV).  When I called in to report the outage, the message let me know that it should take a couple of hours to restore service.  I and other neighbors immediately walked outside to see if everyone else was indeed experiencing a power outage, and we gathered around on the street to visit.

Later, it occurred to me that that was the first time in a while I had “caught up” with those neighbors, most of whom I have known for twenty eight years.  I wave when we pass each other, speak when we are in the yard, but I hadn’t taken the time to ask about their life.  Turns out, two have had accidents that totaled their cars, one has severe health issues, and one is putting their house up for sale.  Amazing!

I began to think of a lesson learned here about times when I experience a power outage  in my relationship with God.  I don’t spend enough time alone with Him to read, listen, and pray and thus my spiritual  connection loses its power.  It’s easy to replace time with Him in the mornings with television news, emails, and other mundane issues, but I find if I miss that time with Him, my days are not the same.  If I put it bluntly, I miss God and the conversations.  Power in me begins with a jolt of Him in the morning.  Power outages help you realize how powerful the presence of God is in your life.  I’m trying hard to stay plugged in to the source.

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and glory, forever!  Amen.