Recharging Your Faith

How do you recharge you faith when you are feeling burnt out and lost?

Spending time in the Scriptures an in prayer is a very good way to recharge your faith. Also receiving communion is another way to do this. The Holy Spirit works through these things to strengthen our faith. These things, the Scriptures, Holy Communion, and Holy Baptism, are known as the means of grace, and they are very powerful in our lives.

Another way to recharge your faith is to spend time with other Christians. As Christians we are to bear each other's burdens, so that the things we face, the challenges that come against us in life, we never have to face alone. But we have the help, support and encouragement that comes from one another.

Yet another way to recharge your faith is through service. This can be very, very powerful. Going away for a few days on a servant event can be a life changing event for people. It helps you to put things into perspective and realize what is important. Serving others is living out our faith, it is what we are to be all about as Christians. And service can be a great source of renewal. If you are not able to go away, get involved locally. There are many ways to help, and places to go to help, that will allow you to serve. And in that you will find a great source of encouragement. It is kind of cool, those who serve, not only are blessing the ones they are serving, but they themselves are blessed in their service. It is a situation where everyone involved wins.

There are many practices, known as Spiritual Disciplines, that can be helpful as well. These are things like fasting, prayer, worship, service, study, simplicity, solitude, as well as a few others. They can be good tools to help us refocus and recharge.

I hope this has been helpful. If you have any thoughts or questions, please post them. God's blessings in Jesus.

Pastor CJ