Energy - the secret

"That is an absolutely terrible idea. You should see me on a pixie stick"
- Me responding to people trying to get me to drink coffee.

 If you don't know me, I have a LOT of energy, and when I say a lot, I really mean it. I've got this insane amount of energy that lets me just go, go, go all day and all night. I don't take naps, I don't drink coffee, I don't even exercise all that regularly, but for some crazy reason, I have so. Much. Energy. Not only am I super energetic, but it's like a joyful and playful energy, so I'm always in a good mood.

If you do know me, you know that all of those words are true.

So a question I get asked all the time is this:

"How the heck do you always have so much energy?"

It's been teased that if we hooked the world up to me, I could run it with just my natural energy. I have several friends that want to bottle up my energy and sell it (it's their get-rich-quick scheme). Well, for all of you that are blown away by my energy, want my energy, or are simply curious, I'm about to reveal my secrets.

That's right. For the first time in history, I'm revealing what gives me so much energy.

But first, a word from our sponsors.

Not really, but kinda. I wanna explain what doesn't give me energy. See, I've been searching for this answer for a long time, and I've done a lot of experimenting to see if I can get the energy to go away by changing my habits. I've tried the amount of sleep I get - not it. The amount of water I drink - not it. The amount of sugar I consume - not it. The people I talk to - not it. The weather - not it. The conversations I have - not it.

Now, I do owe some of it to my natural disposition, but there's more to it than simply genes, because I've experienced days and weeks without this energy.

I've searched for years for the answer to this question, and it was in front of me the whole time!

I ask for it.

Seriously. Part of my prayer every morning is for God to give me the energy I need to make it through the day - and boy does He provide. I could go in so many directions with how His awesome might and power is shown through this example, but here's what I want to stick.

God wants us to be successful. He wants us to be able to do the things that He has laid out for us. For me, that takes a lot of energy. For you, maybe it does - maybe it doesn't, but regardless of what He has for you to do, He already has and will continue to provide a way for you to accomplish that. Whether it be through natural talent, luck, miracles, friends, etc., He will provide.

But just because God has equipped me with a natural energy doesn't mean that He just gives it to me. He gives it to me when I consciously decide that I want to use that energy to further His will and to better the world around me. He gives it to me when I ask for it with those intentions.

So yeah, I'm naturally energetic, but God supernaturally blesses what He already gave me when my heart is in the right place - and He'll do the same for you, too.

So, good luck in the real world and God Bless,
-XTopher