running on empty

a follow up on the "bad gas" theme, you know having no gas is worse. I had a car in which the fuel gauge didn't work, it was stuck on E... for empty. So every time I filled up with gas I had to reset the trip button by the odometer and then watch the kms and fill up again every 400km or so. There was a few times when I forgot to do that so I had no idea how much gas I had left, or if I would make it to my destination... because I really may have been running on empty! Whenever we plan to travel a great distance we make sure the gas tank is full so we have enough fuel to get to where we are going, that's common sense right? So before we travel through the different seasons and events in our lives we need be sure our spiritual, emotional, physical tanks are full so we can complete our tasks... because running on empty is dangerous. We have just come through another Christmas season and for me this is probably the busiest time of the year, and I was pretty close to running on empty. But last night we had a beautiful Christmas Eve service celebrating the greatest gift, the birth of Jesus. Later that evening and today I had a wonderful time with my family celebrating and sharing and taking time to relax and recharge. So make sure your tank is full, take time to appreciate family and friends and thank God for the gift of his Son, the gift of life, of joy and of peace... m