This Energy Reserve Never Fails

"I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning." -- J.B. Priestly (1894-1984) English Author

Our God has been giving me more and more lovely revelations of His mighty hand being outstretched and oh so very involved in our lives, more than we'll ever fathom. And this single fact alone truly changes everything. I mean, being a created being - isn't it all the difference in the world to know we're not left alone to just blindly try to do life or try to figure out all the questions by ourselves, blindly groping for whatever seems good or legitimate; but to have this Guide Who's primary motivation is to nurture, love, and keep us on the best route possible - @ all times? That He'd even care enough to design and delight in each & every day you and I walk through - each it's own unique gift. This idea that each day you & I roll outta bed we are given a new present, a gift straight from the Almighty's outstretched hand.

Then there's the whole concept He is constantly pursuing me with concerning doing stuff in the flesh's strength gaining fleshly outcomes vs. only doing stuff out of the Spirit...out of a lovesick heart totally enraptured by it's Lover.
I mean how many actions in a given day to I participate in to simply "save face" among other Christians? How many motivations are rooted in just doing the business and nuts & bolts of what looks "right" or "good" when all the while I had Jesus not in mind @ all? All the while perhaps no other created human will ever notice because the action may look good - but how much moreso if we did what we do not because it's what Christians have always done or what's expected, but to truly revere our Maker and do what the Word says only beacuse we are aware of His love for us, His commandments = love, and our love for Him is shown by our trust in those commands and out of a pure, spotless desire to just make Him proud.
And even if we don't get the outcome we had hoped for, if we're misunderstood, if we are insecure @ times and doubt we're hearing God's lovely whispers to our hearts...even in our mistakes if all we truly wanted was to please Dad and had Him alone as foremost in our minds and hearts as the forerunner to our actions- welp, I believe He truly is pleased.
We have this Father with this awesome conviction thing that is so specific, kind, gentle and loving. I'm learning to adore His correction in the same way I'd adore medicine that kills off parasites in my body. Sin only sucks the good and wants to replace with the dark and unlovely.

And when we are fully given over to the Spirit to fuel our every deed and word, we have tapped into an infinite supply of energy to do the very things He asks of us each day.
All I'm sayin' is that if we are finding ourselves constantly worn out, constantly dissappointed in other humans, constantly carrying a heavy spirit or calloused/self-protected heart...maybe God intended so much more. Maybe He longs for us to trade in our independent, laboring in the flesh on our own steam spirits for a child-like humility that is ready to say "Daddy help please. I want to clean this bathroom or cook this meal or pray for this friend or be effective in this ministry -but I don't want to do what's always worked or to assume You want it done a certain way without even searching for Your heart's desires, or even try to accomplish it in the gifts You've given me all the while forgetting You; disregarding the Spirit's desires for this moment, for this day..."

May it be said of our lives that we daily settled for nothing less than fresh manna. That we refused to hide away yesterday's provisions in an attempt to not have to seek after God's heart as much for this day.