Battery Charge

I am power dependent.

The wife and I were so stoked about navigating the river for our extra day weekend, only to discover that our boat battery was dead just moments before our attempted launch from Ellis Landing. 

A bummer but we were not bummed out.  We have a charger at the house!  We could charge our dead battery and be on the water in a couple of hours…  that was our thinking, anyway.  Just so you know, an Interstate Marine Battery usually need several hours to fully charge from a 5 volt slow charge.  Most boaters probably already know that.  New lesson for Team Weber, though.

We finally dropped in a bit late and ready to fish the banks of the river.  As is our custom, we use the current and our trolling motor to navigate the boundaries of the picturesque Alabama waterway.  Great plan, except for one thing…our trolling motor battery was dying!  There was no possible way that I could position the boat for my angler spouse to catch the big one.  After that, I WAS bummed out.

I had what I needed for both batteries to be fully charged, but had gotten used to launching out without first charging up.

You know what I’m talking about.  You’ve been drained, too.  You’ve been running on empty.  You know what it’s like to keep charging on without being charged up.  It’s an uncanny presumption that we sometimes fall prey to, the notion that more to do will rev us up when actually we are woefully left on empty.  Someone, somewhere said it best; “You can’t sail today’s ship on yesterday’s wind.” 

“Live full lives, full in the fullness of God.”  Ephesians 3:19

This is just one power-packed segment of the Apostle Paul’s prayer request for his friends in Christ.  If there is one thing that Redeemer God is all about, it’s being the power supply for those whose energy packs have been exhausted.  Where do you go when you need some voltage in your amp?  The Heavenly Father’s supply is all you really need.  You may need more than a brief charge, so take the time to power up properly before you launch out on your day today.

While you’re plugging up the power supply to your Kindle, GPS, cell phone and laptop, pay attention to your spirit first.  Running low can cost you more than a morning boat trip on the last day of your holiday weekend.