Power.

Let’s face it. We Americans are addicted to power. Ok let me rephrase that. We Americans are addicted to electricity. We are addicted to power as in the one that is in control but I am not going there; at least not any time in the foreseeable future.

We depend upon electricity to fuel a large percentage of our everyday lives. I was aware of this fact when we were in Nicaragua as rolling blackouts were the norm. One time I think we had power for about 20 minutes total in a four day span.

I was without power for two days in a row here in the US earlier this month (not to mention prior to the complete outage we were without power several hours two days in a row) I was once again reminded how electricity is the one thing that keeps our lives moving with ease.

Want a hot shower? Want a cup of coffee? Want to nuke last night’s pizza for breakfast? Want a tall cold glass of mil to wash down that double-chocolate-chip muffin from Costco? Want to post how bad it stinks to be without electricity on FaceBook? Want to pay a bill, check your bank account, or buy something online?

While it is true there are alternate power sources for most of these appliances – natural gas, propane, wind, or solar – we Americans are dependant upon and for the most part lost without our electricity. Most of our entertainment comes from electrically charged devices; TV, Wii, Xbox, iphone, Laptops, etc. etc.

I originally wrote most of this blog post by hand. Let me tell you my penmanship leaves much to be desired these days.

When the power is not there I crave it. I miss it. I long for it.

Oh how I wish I was at the place where I craved, missed, and longed for the Holy Spirit if I were to miss a day of His power in my life. But I don’t. The spiritual blackouts may not come as often as they used to but unfortunately they still do come.