Recharging

References to batteries and recharging is often used in analogy to life.   So many similarities came to mind today as my cell phone shut down because the battery had run out.  Sometimes, I feel that need to just "shut down" too.   There are so many drains on my energy; and at times, I wonder whether or not I am one of those batteries that can actually be recharged; or would I just reach end of battery life.  I guess it depends on what we're making analogy to.   I will live eternally, so my life will last forever; though, physical life on this earth is temporal.  So, in this temporal physical life, what "recharges" me?   The only answer is the Holy Spirit.  He is the source of Power.  And, interestingly, "RECHARGING" fits right into the whole RENEWAL theme we're studying in Ezra.   It comes right back to the Truth that in order to be able to be recharged, we need to be connected to God.   On the flip side, maybe when we feel drained and ready to shut down, it may indicate that we are not drawing from the Source.   Something to think about.....