What Is Powering You?

What a great time I had with my family during a visit with Greg and Cheryl Koster and their family at their lake home on Lake Hamlin in Ludington MI. Thanks to their kids for being so hospitable to us. My kids were able to do a lot of "firsts" in their lives. They rode on a speed boat for the first time. My sons went fishing out of a boat for the first time. My son Cameron is still wondering what the big deal is after he caught four fish his first time out! They were able to get pulled on a tube behind a wave runner for the first time ... at least for a little while that is.



Actually, everything was fine until my daughter Miranda fell off and in the process of circling back and getting her back on the tube the wave runner quit. Despite Gregs best efforts it was not going to start again. After assessing the situation we began to kick and paddle our way back to shore. Thankfully, we were back to our beach within 30 or 40 minutes. But during that time I pushed that wave runner a long way and I was tired. That thing was not made to be powered by me. It needed that horsepower supplied by that motor to operate properly. My wife reminded me of how it's that way with us as people. We were created to be powered by God and His Spirit. If we're not then we are not operating at maximum capacity and efficiency. So, what's powering you?