Reconnections are more common than you might recognize. When you recharge an electronic device, you reconnect it to a power source. When you start your car, you reconnect the mechanics required for ignition. When you make a phone call, send an email, tweet or post, you reconnect. Of course, some reconnections are personally stronger than others.

When you consider someone you haven’t heard from in a while, you send a quick text or Facebook note to say hi. While stringing a few words together and relying on the click of the keyboard to send the message along accurately isn’t the most personal way to reconnect, it does the trick. She responds. The conversation continues back and forth. You want a deeper connection, so you plan a coffee date. You sit across the table, enjoy a warm drink, and catch subtle innuendoes of communication through eye contact, body language, pauses, and more.

What about your reconnections with God? How intentional and personal are you? Perhaps you have such high standards of setting aside significant blocks of intimate time that you forget the casual moments of sharing what’s going on in the middle of a fast-paced, schedule-crushing moment. Or perhaps you’ve become so accustomed with only communicating with God in the quick breath prayers that you’ve rationalized the unimportance of significant time and depth in reconnections. Perhaps you’ve never felt connected in the first place, so to reconnect seems unnecessary or even impossible. God is always available to connect with you. He doesn’t have limited office hours or a packed appointment book. He’ll respond to a short word or long dissertation riddle with questions. Reconnect—or connect—with him in a fresh way today. Expect to hear from him in a fresh way.

Dig Into God’s Word…

So faith comes from hearing the Good News, and people hear the Good News when someone tells them about Christ. (Romans 10:17)

If you go the wrong way—to the right or to the left—you will hear a voice behind you saying, “This is the right way. You should go this way.” (Isaiah 30:21)

I have many more things to say to you, but they are too much for you now. But when the Spirit of truth comes, he will lead you into all truth. He will not speak his own words, but he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is to come. The Spirit of truth will bring glory to me, because he will take what I have to say and tell it to you. All that the Father has is mine. That is why I said that the Spirit will take what I have to say and tell it to you. (John 16:12-15)

Since you were a child you have known the Holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise. And that wisdom leads to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for showing people what is wrong in their lives, for correcting faults, and for teaching how to live right. Using the Scriptures, the person who serves God will be capable, having all that is needed to do every good work. (1 Timothy 3:15-17)

Pray in the Spirit at all times with all kinds of prayers, asking for everything you need. To do this you must always be ready and never give up. Always pray for all God’s people. (Ephesians 6:18)

Live It Out Loud…

Every time you plug something in, turn something on, post something on social media, or connect one thing to another or one person to another, including yourself, in any way, reconnect with God. Acknowledge his provision. Praise him. Express gratitude. Share a heartache or question. Don’t worry about the format or length of your connection; simply connect.

The next time you plug in a phone or other electronic device to recharge, consider how long you typically leave it connected to get a charge. Commit a significant amount of time with God. If you rarely connect with God, three minutes will be a significant time. You know what challenges you. It might be thirty or sixty minutes. Just as your electronic devices begin to lose full power as soon as they are disconnected from the electronic source, you lessen your access to the full power of God when you discontent from him. Reconnect—over and over.