Staying Connected

Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in You.

Show me the way I should go, for to You I lift up my soul.

 

Psalm 143:8

Two of the greatest inventions of this day and age have been the laptop computer and e-mail. The laptop means we no longer have to stay in one place to be productive in school, business, or our personal life. E-mail has allowed us to stay connected to people all around the world with the touch of a button.

However, one of our greatest frustrations is when either of these does not work. Sometimes we cannot use our laptop because the charged on the battery has died, or sometimes e-mail cannot be used because we are unable to get a connection. Both of these situations mean we are incapable to tap into the resource that allows us accomplish what we have set out to complete while using these devices.

Spending time with God is much like these situations.

 

As we seek to spend time with God and in His Word we are recharged. This recharging has an important effect on our lives. It allows us the greatest opportunity to hear and sense the direction God is leading our every step. It sets forth the opportunity for God to speak into our spirit what He desires for us each day and it allows us to focus on God's purposes, not our own.

If we refuse to "get connected," we risk following our own ways of fulfilling what God is leading us in.

The only way to know someone is to spend time with him or her. The only way to discern the voice of another is to hear that person's voice. David, the author of this psalm, was a warrior, king, and businessman. He understood this principle of connecting with God. His time with God allowed him to connect with His love, renew his trust in Him, and hear His directions for his life.

 

Shouldn't you and I do the same?