Is your energy account overdrawn? Are you living in a fatigued, burned-out, out-of-balance lifestyle? It could be because you don't deposit enough in your emotional, physical and spiritual energy accounts to cover the checks you draw on them. In order to stay in balance, you must first make certain you make the right deposits. Think with me about what is needed to ensure your account is continually replenished.



We know from Scripture our strength comes first of all from God's Word.

My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word (Psalm 119:28 ).

The Word of God is our resource to get us through times of weariness and stress. The Psalmist said it would strengthen us.

If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you (John 15:7).

This is an incredible blank check given to us by our Lord Jesus. How often do you draw on it? By allowing the Words of Jesus to abide in us, we are given this blank check of resources. Maybe the real problem is we don't want to, or don't know how, or for some reason just don't allow God's words to abide in us.



What does it mean to remain in Jesus and allow his words to remain in us? Well, it means time spent reading, meditating, and studying God's Word. Significant time. Do you do that regularly? As a child of God, your life will always be out of balance until you have a steady diet of the Bible in your life.



Our strength also comes from the joy of the Lord within us.

Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength (Nehemiah 8:10 ).



A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones (Proverbs 17:22 ).

Remember joy is not synonymous with happiness. Joy is that deeper, abiding sense of completeness which is present even when circumstances are not happy or enjoyable.



David prayed, "Restore to me the joy of my salvation." Harboring any known sin will keep you out of fellowship with the Lord; then you lose your joy and that drains your account. You need to pour that joy in by keeping a clean slate with the Lord. Also, if you think about the wrong things, your joy will be robbed. Negative thoughts, critical thoughts, judgmental thoughts, complaining thoughts—these will all rob you of joy, and joy is essential for a balanced life.

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