You Have Access to Power

Have you ever started a day with a dead car battery? This happened to me the other day. I was getting ready to drop the girls off at school & go about my day. I got back into town late the night before. I felt like I hit the ground running… only to get in the car and realize it had NO power. 

First thing I did? Picked up the phone and called my husband. Because obviously, I’m a delicate woman with fragile wrists, right? (lol) I could never jump my own car!

He said he’d be on his way, but then it hit me, if I waited on him, I’d be late for everything I had going on that morning. That’s when I remembered I had a jump box sitting in the back of my car. I’d had it for so long, but never used it. All I had to do was access the power that was already there. 

So I popped the hood, hooked it up, and sure enough the car started right up. I called my husband to let him know we would be on our way. (Just your everyday mechanic, out here in a satin shirt and statement sneakers😉.)

Right then, God dropped something in my spirit: How many times do we do this? We run to someone else first — a friend, a pastor, our spouse — asking them to pray for us, to lay hands on us, to believe for us… when the power we need is right there.

Now don’t get me wrong — I’m all about community. I love community! From the very beginning, God designed us for it. There are definitely moments we’re called to link arms with others and intercede together. I’m honored when a friend shares a prayer point. But, sometimes, we’re so quick to reach out that we forget to reach in.

The same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead lives in you. (Romans 8:11)

That means you already have access to resurrection power — not just on Sundays, but in your car, in your chaos, in your everyday moments.

So, before you call for help, pause and remember: YOU have access to the power that you need.