I was working on my laptop the other day, frustrated that the battery kept draining even though it was plugged in. I checked the outlet, wiggled the cord, restarted the computer — nothing worked. My frustration pushed me to start considering if it was time to get a new machine. Finally, I looked down and realized my mistake: I’d plugged the laptop into the iPad charging cord. It was the same kind of plug but the wrong power source entirely.
I think we do this all the time without realizing. We plug into things hoping they’ll give us life — productivity, achievement, relationships, staying busy, even good things like serving at church — but we still feel drained. And when nothing seems to work, we wonder if maybe we need to start over completely, become someone different.
Starting in April, we’re beginning a new sermon series called “Unstoppable Kingdom.” Throughout the Easter season, we’ll explore how God is making all things new. Not replacing us, but restoring us. The resurrection of Jesus isn’t only about going to heaven someday — it’s the beginning of God’s plan to renew everything.
Here’s the good news: God isn’t asking you to become someone else or try harder. He’s inviting you to connect to the right power source — the same power that raised Jesus from the dead and promises to make all things new, including you.