I got the Blahs!

Ever have one of those days when you just feel “Blah”?  I’m having one of those days.  I’m not really sure why I feel this way but I find it quite annoying.  My goal was to get up this morning and hit the ground running.  Instead – I fell out and crawled.  Okay – not literally but you get the picture.  I tried caffeine.  That didn’t do the trick.  I tried pumping myself up with Christian music.  That didn’t work either.  I tried inspiring myself with online blogs and videos.  Nope.  Still nothing.  I feel like maybe a shot of adrenaline would be good right now.  I wonder how I can get me some of that?   
At any rate – the day is midway over and I’m attempting one more thing – writing.  It may be the thing that helps “Stella get her groove back”.  Productivity always seems to have a good affect on me.  And I suppose it should.  There’s something about the feeling of accomplishment that acts like a balm to the soul.  It’s much more rewarding to take steps forward (even if it’s only one step at a time) then to not move at all. 

 We’re hard-wired to be productive – to “bear fruit”.  A tree that does not bear fruit will eventually wither away and die. Likewise, when we are not productive – when we don’t bear fruit, a little part of us withers and dies.  That’s how I’ve been feeling today – like I’ve been withering.  It may sound redundant but “the more fruit we bear then the more fruit we’ll bear”. 

 Some days it’s harder than others to bear fruit but this is the promise we have from God in John 15, verse 4:  “Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.”  So caffeine and adrenaline aren't my answer.  I will get my renewed strength and energy from the Lord.

 “And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God”.

Colossians 1:10