Oops, the lights went out

The storm hits.  The lights go off in the house.  You see that they are out throughout the neighborhood.  So you know it could be a while before you have power again, but you remain reasonably sure that ComEd will eventually get the problem fixed and your power will be restored.

You have to look into a tight, dark area...perhaps inside the bath vanity where you sense there may be a plumbing leak.  The flashlight is so dim you can hardly see anything (but the kids really did have fun playing with it!).  So you get a couple of new batteries, put them in the flashlight, and now you can see under the vanity.

We humans don't always feel the power do we?  Whether it is the power of God working in us, around us, through us, alongside of us, or through others near us...we sometimes "miss" it don't we?  Whether it is the busyness of daily life, the fact that we're just not "tuned in" at that particular time,  or whatever other reason, sometimes that "light" just isn't on.

Can you sense it when that light goes out?  Do you feel something's missing?  Do you somehow not feel so whole?  Do you yearn for it when it goes dim?  There's a major difference between the light of life going out or dim and the flashlight or neighborhood going dark.  For our spiritual wellbeing it is imperative that the life light not remain dimmed or off.  Our lives depend on that in much more critical ways than that of simply waiting for ComEd to show up. 

We really catch a break when that life light dims.  All we have to do is seek God's help and trust Him to deliver...and He will meet us in the middle.  We're doing the asking, He's doing the responding.  If we but stay attuned to what is going on inside of us, we will know when that light starts to flicker.  And the more we stand ready to meet Him in the middle, the more we will find all areas of our lives as men, husbands, and fathers to be much more fulfilling....and our walks in Christ's footprints will bear much fruit.