How far do you let you the gas tank on your car get before you fill it up? I am sure I fall in the minority, but I like to fill it up again when it gets down to around half a tank. No particular reason other than it seems less expensive that way, especially when gas was closer to $4 a gallon. Now how low do you let your spiritual gas tank before you refill it? We tend to run at 100 mph with things packed into every night. Stopping to refill takes times. It means you have to stop and purposefully refill the tank. It won't happen on the run or by accident. It also costs - time and effort at a minimum. How many people do you know who are running on fumes or are completely out of gas? Are you one of them?
What would our lives look like if we lived life with our needles closer to the F? What does that look like? It isn't cramming more busyness or even more church into our lives, it is being captivated by Jesus. Read a quote that said "Whatever captivates us, changes us." Think about that. What captivates you? Doesn't whatever captivates you also refill you? When you are filled then you can serve out of that overflow. When you are close to empty it is hard to find much to give. Where is the needle for you? If you are closer to the E on your gauge, what do you need to do or stop doing to move it back closer to F? We become more like the things that captivate us. I want to be captivated by Jesus. If I get that one thing right, then I think I can live life at full speed and not worry about running on empty.
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