Faith Gauge

“Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?” (Mark 4:34 NLT)

When the gas gauge on my car shows anything less than half, I go get it filled up. I know people who routinely wait for their fuel lights to come on, and then see how far they can still push it before they actually put gasoline in their cars. In most instances, it isn’t because they don’t have money, or that gas stations are not available nearby. Some feel like they have enough reserves to make it for now. Others delay because there are too many other things that take priority.

Similarly, some of us allow our faith to run empty before we take time to approach God. Even when the warning signals of fear and hopelessness light up, we try to keep pushing along. Some of us operate under the false assumption that we have enough self-reserves. Others allow the craziness of life to distract them.  When we go too long without filling up on the Holy Spirit, we run dry and get stuck. We become stranded in the wilderness of despair.

When you sense fear, it’s a sign that trust is running low. Therefore, take time to replenish your faith every chance you get. Pull up and park yourself in the Spirit. Settle down in His presence. Fill up on the fullness of God.

May the God of green hope fill you up with joy, fill you up with peace, so that your believing lives, filled with the life-giving energy of the Holy Spirit, will brim over with hope! (Romans 15:13 MSG)