“Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.” 1 Thess. 5:11

As I took hold of my phone this morning, it wasn’t warm and bright as it usually is after a night of charging. It was cold and dark. That could mean only 1 thing. While the charging cord was connected to the phone, the other end was NOT connected to any power! The indicator that SHOULD have been at 100% revealed it was only at 3%! And useless.

It wasn’t hard to get the problem fixed. I simply plugged the other end into the adapter and heard the distinctive ‘bo=boop’ sound, indicating the proper connection was made. Now, it became a simple matter of time before it would be back up to 100% again. As I pondered on the predicament, it reminded me of my own lack of power, just yesterday, before FLAP.

While I’ve had periods of low power and brain function before, each time it seems to be new all over again. When asked how I was doing, I was honest and said, “not real perky!” Their response was, “getting old is no fun is it?” They had found my ‘weak’ disconnection. Continuing on with Bible Study, the room actually filled full with fellow saints. I was blessed.

The Bible refers to the body of Believers as family, children, fellow citizens, a household, a body and even a building. There are over 100 Biblical references of connection to one another in Christ, it shouldn’t be hard to remember that staying powered up can be as simple as plugging in and staying connected. After last night, I was powered again.

What is YOUR source of strength and power? Are YOU connected and being used?