Nicole Welch
Did Your Power Go Out?
This is the whole thing about Christianity. We Floridians really get it because when a hurricane comes the number one question is, “Did you lose power? Do you have electricity?”
Electricity expresses itself in different ways. We have lights, some electric cars, some phone chargers, refrigerators, (you get the picture). They look different as the life force of electricity is flowing through it, but it is the same source.
It looks different for each person in various situations. It's going to look different when you need peace; it’s going to look different when you need to raise the dead. It’s going to look different when you need contentment, but the source of it all is the same power of electricity - Holy Spirit.
Jesus didn’t say it’s tough living this life as a Christian - He said it was impossible. We were never supposed to do life without Him. Apart from Him we can do NOTHING! (John 15:5).
Just picture yourself as a hot cup of water and Jesus is the delicious flavorful, sweet smelling tea bag that is dropped into your boiling cup. “I can do all things through Christ who infuses His strength into my colorless and tasteless life.” (Philippians 4:13 msg).
Apart from Christ, you cannot do anything that pleases God because He is the originator of everything. Batteries are for a battery powered flashlight; gasoline is for a gas empowered car. That is what makes it go.
The word says, “He breathed His Spirit into Adam… Man was made to run on the Holy Spirit, and He is telling you today as you read this - “Fill up and GO!” (Matt:28:19-20).
The time of teaching and training will never end, but now is the time for deployment. Many are being filled up with the true source of life and being sent out to GO! Anything that is not produced from that source is self-works.
So now we can do things, not just from an “I'm trying really hard!” but from a whole different kind of source. The secret is learning how to embrace the season you are in and to live out of a different power source, especially for what is coming..
We need to be prepared to rely on the Holy Spirit to keep the lights on and the refrigerator running. We will feed the needy and be a light to all the darkness surrounding us. Your heart is needed for this very hour! You were made for this very moment to shine.
Nic Welch
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Nicole is a consultant, podcaster, author, public speaker, world traveler, therapist, wife, mom, and loyal friend (also very intense and fun). Her authority lies in living from your true God given identity, communication skills, and leadership. She has major superpowers in creating powerful people by connecting quickly, influencing deeply, and achieving more in every encounter.