The idea for this post crossed my mind the day I wrapped up my summer internship and was on the road headed back home to see my family once more before I moved back in to school.
While driving through the beautiful mountains of Tennessee, "Words," by Hawk Nelson came on the radio. It was the first time I had heard this song, so I turned it up and tuned right on in. The chorus completely captivated me and held my attention far after the song had finished.
"Let my words be life
Let my words be truth
I don't wanna say a word
Unless it points the world back to You."
Of course, the one and only time I'm curious to know the name of a song I hear on the radio, the station it's played on transitions directly into another song. Ha! The chorus was still playing on repeat in my head though, so for the next hour I thought about what exactly those words meant and how they applied to me.
My first thought? A battery.
Yep, you heard me. A battery.
My mind then started to drift off and think about the different types of batteries that exist. I laughed to myself once I pictured myself as a double A battery. To be honest, I even imagined myself as the Energizer Bunny, banging on a drum with some soft and fuzzy pink fur and those awesome stunna shades. *insert laugh here* What I'm really trying to say is I was losing sight of the path that my thought had been headed down. Once I got done laughing to myself, my heart started to focus in on one thought.
Two words: Christ charged
Batteries are usually the source of power to our materialistic wants and needs, correct?
Correct.
Well, in this case, I imagined myself as a battery whose source relies solely on the power of God.
This battery is no Duracell. Nor is it a pink fuzzy bunny. (But the bunny is pretty cute, yeah?)
This battery is Christ charged. And for once, you don't have to worry about when this battery will run out and when you'll need to buy a replacement. As a matter of fact, you won't ever have to buy pack after pack of this special type of battery to keep things running. Why? Because YOU are the battery, that's why.
There is only ONE of you and ONE incredible God Who created you- with every intention. We are His batteries, and we are called to be His light to the world (Matthew 5:14-16).
Many of us grew up with the song, "This Little Light of Mine." This light that has been sung about over and over and over again is the light God once planted in our hearts; His. It's not your own personal spotlight. Unfortunately, many of us need a wake up call for that matter. It's not about us, it's ALL about HIM. It's never been about us and it never will be. Many of us need to stop snapping our fingers and demanding our unnecessary wants. Rather, we need to start shining God's light to the world instead. How do we do this? Well, it takes a lot to say goodbye to selfishness and materialism, or whatever it is that has led us astray and we seem to find ourselves living comfortably in.
HOWEVER
Once you say hello to a life devoted solely to the One Who provided it to you, your life will flourish and your heart will blossom in ways you could have never imagined. Your beauty will radiate from the inside out. Empty your heart of your desires and ask God to refill it with His love and His desires for you instead. Become Christ charged.
Talk about a life worth living!
As His battery, the absolute only way you can run out of energy is if you start to lose focus of Him and His desires for you and, as a result, go back to recharging yourself with the wrong things (hanging with the wrong people, pursuing your own selfish desires, living a materialistic life, you and I both know the list goes on). These things can't give you the energy and spiritual nourishment you need to keep shining His light to the world. Of course, these things are appealing to the eye, but dangerous to the soul. You might tell your heart you want it, but your heart doesn't agree with you. Therefore, you go with your head over your heart. These things will make you run down, and run down fast. Not only are you not doing yourself any favors, but your actions might encourage others to live the same sort of lifestyle as well.
Love Him. Invite Him in. Embrace His presence. Accept His mercy. Accept His grace. Accept Him as your Father, your Provider, Yahweh, and your Healer. He is all of these and more- to each and every one of us.
Actions speak WAY louder than words, my friends. Words are a very wonderful thing, but make sure the words you speak are the words that go hand in hand with your actions. Be wise in your deeds AND wise in your words.
I want to encourage you to be Christ charged. Allow His love to radiate over your entire being so that you can shine His light to the world and help the other batteries- your brothers and sisters- out there who are charging themselves with the wrong things.
Think of it like this:
Your regular, everyday batteries are only temporary.
Christ charged batteries, on the other hand, never run out of power. God is eternal.
Allow Him to be the Source of your everything. Power this world with a [Christ] charge that it has yet to see, the charge that this world needs.
"Let my words be life
Let my words be truth
I don't wanna say a word
Unless it points the world back to You."
Join me, will you?
In His light and love,
Emily Lauren