Unplugged

This entry is a result of a heaviness on my heart this morning. Maybe by writing it will help ease some of the weight I feel in my chest. It all started with a question that was posed recently in a group discussion, "Have you seen the power of God evident in your life?" In a small group of people, most of whom have a professed faith in God, there was a grievous lack of examples of God's power. After I got over my initial jarring the thought came to me that power comes from being plugged into a source. The lack of evidence of God's power was not because it is dormant, it is because we have unplugged from the source of all power. As I stated yesterday God does not change. He is the same God today as he was from the beginning of the world. He has no beginning or end, He is the infinite source of all things.

So what has changed: us. How can we be plugged into Him when we can't unplug ourselves from distractions like our phones or other media,etc? We look for fulfillment in how many people like our status update on Facebook or our new profile picture. I am not being judgemental. I am guilty of this as well. I have been challenged lately to change my investment portfolio so to speak. To reevaluate where I am investing my time and energy. When I look back on my life, I know I will mourn all the hours wasted on the pursuit of the approval of man. That is the fueling force behind this world. We can spend our lives living for things that will burn up when tested by fire or we can invest in things that will have an eternal impact and by things I mean people, people other than ourselves.

So why do we settle for a counterfeit purpose to our lives when we can have the genuine article. Is it because of the cost? Salvation is free but sanctification is costly. It is costly because it is invaluable, the alternative is a cheap substitute that will not stand the test of time.

"More Than Useless"-Relient K

I feel like, I would like
To be somewhere else doing something that matters
And I'll admit here, while I sit here
My mind wastes away and my doubts start to gather

Whats the purpose? It feels worthless
So unwanted like I've lost all my value
I can't find it, not in the least bit
and I'm just scared, so scared that I'll fail you

And sometimes I think that I'm not any good at all
And sometimes I wonder why, why I'm even here at all
But then you assure me

I'm a little more than useless
And when I think that I can't do this
You promise me that I'll get through this
And do something right
Do something right for once

So I say if I can't, do something significant
I'll opt to leave most opportunities wasted
And nothing trivial, that life could give me will
Measure up to what might have replaced it

Too late look, my date book
Is packed full of days that were empty and now gone
And I bet, that regret
Will prove to get me to improve in the long run

And sometimes I think that I'm not any good at all
And sometimes I wonder why, why I'm even here at all
But then you assure me

I'm a little more than useless
And when I think that I can't do this
You promise me that I'll get through this
And do something right
Do something right for once

I’m a little more than useless
And I never knew I knew this
Was gonna the day, gonna be the day
That I would do something right
Do something right for once

I notice, I know this
Week is a symbol of how I use my time
Resent it, I spent it
Convincing myself the world's doing just fine
Without me
Doing anything of any consequence
Without me
Showing any sign of ever making sense
Of my time , it's my life
And my right, to use it like I should
Like he would, for the good
Of everything that I would ever know