Power Source // Power Unlimited, Part 1

<p>Too may Christians, in fact, way too many Christians, are living lives that fall so far short of the life that Jesus promised. When Jesus promised power, they instead end up living a life of powerless-ness. I wonder if you know anyone like that.</p> <h3><span style="color: #ff9900;">Resurrection Power</span></h3> <p>I wonder if this scenario sounds at all familiar to you. At some stage, way back when, you decided to believe in Jesus. Perhaps you, like me, can remember the day that you took that step. Or maybe like many people I know, you can’t remember a time when you didn’t believe in Jesus.</p> <p>So you’ve believed … and believed … and believed … and somehow life doesn’t seem to get any better. You seem to have the same challenges, successes, failures … whatever, as all the other people you know who don’t believe in Jesus. In fact, often times, they seem to be living a better life than you are and on top of that, they’re not wracked by guilt the way you are, because by not believing in Jesus, they don’t have to worry about the idea of temptation, or falling short of God’s ideals, or any of that stuff.</p> <p>Does that sounded all familiar? Sadly, it’s de rigour for many a Christian. Most Christians in fact. The Christian life doesn’t seem all it’s cracked up to be.</p> <p>Wasn’t it Jesus who said:</p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;"><em>The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.</em> (John 10:10)</p> <p>So where is that abundant life (the original Greek word used there actually means super-abundant!) Where is this super-abundant life that Jesus promised us? Why is everything so difficult? Why is it that I’m not filled with the joy and the excitement that I first felt when I gave my life to Jesus?</p> <p>Can I tell you, I speak to a lot of people, all around the world, who come to me with basically that scenario; basically that same story. Here it is in a nutshell:</p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;"><em>I know that my life isn’t what it’s meant