Battery/Electrical power and serving

I posted on facebook earlier this afternoon that I feel kind of like the Energizer bunny of running sound...I just keep going and going and going and....you get the idea. The thing about batteries though is that they don't rely on anything to work. Other than the alkaline that's been placed in them of course. But eventually the alkaline runs out and the battery dies. Then you have rechargeable batteries with lithium or some other substance. These are nice because they can be used over a longer period of time but eventually they won't keep their charge as long and they'll become ineffective as well. So while batteries are great in some aspects, they will stop working at some point.

Now take something that requires electricity. You plug it into an outlet and off you go. No need to worry about it going kaput unexpectedly, right? Unless you're blowing a fuse yes. Plugging in is better than running off of battery power. Except for when you don't necessarily want to be tethered to a cord and desire some freedom.

 What does this have to do with my walk with the Lord and the things He's been showing me? Well, I've come to this realization that I've been trying to be like a battery rather than an electrical cord. With everything that I've committed myself to (which doesn't seem like a lot to an outsider, but to me it is), I've been trying to do it all on my own. Yes, I try to get up and get in the Word every morning, but in terms of committing my service to the Lord and asking Him to give me the strength (both physical and mental) to run sound at church and other events, I am severely lacking. And now, in a sense, I feel that my alkaline is running low. I need a recharge. The beauty about plugging into God and getting refreshed and recharged is that I don't need an unmoveable wall to do it. He is everywhere and I can plug in no matter where I am. So I think I need to be more like that electrical cord and stay plugged in rather than a battery that will eventually die/burn out. Besides, God doesn't blow fuses.