Boost Your Energy, Monday, March 21, 2011

Boost Your Energy
 
Reading:Colossians 1:29, “To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me”
 
Everywhere we look, someone is coming out with a new energy drink. There’s Red Bull, Rock Star, Xtreme Shock, and the list goes on. I could not believe it when I actually counted the number of different energy drinks out there right now, 356. Can you believe that? Everyone wants a boost of energy.
 
Paul knew where to find his energy. He got his from God. But, instead of just saying, “Hey, guys, get your energy from God”, there are some practical things that we can consider, which coincides perfectly with receiving our energy from God. Have you ever had some of those people that just seem to zap your energy? Did you know that it’s not them, necessarily? What is an activity or something that you do that you thoroughly enjoy doing and, even though it may take a bit of energy to do, you could just keep doing that all day long? Why is that? Why can you do that and just keep doing it but, if that “someone” comes along that tends to zap your energy, you are done for the day? Unfortunately, although we’d love to blame that person, it’s not them. It is actually our feelings, thoughts and attitude with that particular person or project. It takes more energy to think a negative thought than it does a positive thought. It takes more energy to frown that it does to smile. The New Age movement has attempted to teach this as well but, the difference is, they teach and believe that you can find that energy, peace and “positive energy” inside of you and, the truth is, only God can truly produce those attributes and characteristics within you. Just remember as you are confronted by that person or that project, God has a perfect purpose. He sent you that person and that project today. He knew that through His strength and power you can not only handle it but continue to keep your energy up to accomplish even more of what he has for you to do today. It is all in your attitude and perception.
 
Where will you find your energy today?
 
How will you be sure to not let anything zap your energy today?
 
REVIEW
 
Did anything zap your energy today?
 
 
Explain how it did or did not and what you’ve learned from that experience?