Energy Prices

How much do we pay for our gas and electricity? 

Assorted suppliers keep telling me that we could save money if we changed to their organisation! No surprise there!

I would prefer to be as energy efficient and 'green' as possible, and be able to save money as well. I don't know whether that is possible. But it is easier to stay with our current supplier, as change takes some effort.

The same might be said about our lifestyle habits. We might like a lifestyle that is spiritually enhancing, with time off for rest and refreshment, good for our family and fits in easily to all of our choices. My hunch is that that deal isn't on the table. Getting something for nothing isn't usually realistic. As we are often warned, if it looks too good to be true, it probably is!

However, there is a great deal on the table, from the Lord Himself. 

'The Lord is the everlasting God,
    the Creator of all the earth.
He never grows weak or weary.
    No one can measure the depths of his understanding.
²⁹ He gives power to the weak
    and strength to the powerless.
³⁰ Even youths will become weak and tired,
    and young men will fall in exhaustion.
³¹ But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.
    They will soar high on wings like eagles.
They will run and not grow weary.
    They will walk and not faint.' (Isaiah 40.28-31)

We often sing the song based on these words, 'Strength will rise, as we wait upon the Lord', and it reminds us His promise to change our lives. But the offer requires that we learn to 'wait upon the Lord', which cannot be fitted into a lifestyle that has no space for God's will to be followed. 

If we want energy and spiritual vitality that brings glory to the Lord, we must do the 'waiting'. This doesn't happen while we are doing 3 or 4 other things at the same time. We need quality time with Him, rather than stuffing quantity into our time.

Best wishes,

Richard

PS Didn't the European golfers do well!!!