his energy sagged ebbing strength was unique
a passage from the Old Testament — "But they that wait upon
the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with
wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they
shall walk, and not faint." (Isaiah 40:31)
How we think we feel has a definite effect on how we
actually feel physically. If your mind tells you that you are
tired, the body mechanism, the nerves, and the muscles
accept the fact. If your mind is intensely interested, you can
keep on at an activity indefinitely. Religion functions
through our thoughts, in fact, it is a system of thought
discipline. By supplying attitudes of faith to the mind it can
increase energy. It helps you to accomplish prodigious
activity by suggesting that you have ample support and
resources of power.
"He giveth power to the faint; and to
them that have no might he increaseth strength." (Isaiah
40:29)
In another statement the Bible describes the energizing and
reenergizing process: "...in Him we live (that is, have
vitality), and move (have dynamic energy), and have our
being (attain completeness)." (Acts 17:28)
The physician shook his head. "No," he replied,
"as his physician I do not think there is any danger of a
crack-up, and the reason is that he is a thoroughly well-
organized individual with no energy leaks in his make-up.
He operates a well-regulated machine. He handles things
with easy power and carries burdens without strain. He never
wastes an ounce of energy, but every effort is applied with
maximum force."
The body is designed to produce all needed energy over an
amazingly long period of time. If the individual takes
reasonable care of his body from the standpoint of proper
diet, exercise, sleep, no physical abuse, the body will
produce and maintain astonishing energy and sustain itself in
good health. If he gives similar attention to a well-balanced
emotional life, energy will be conserved. But if he allows
energy leaks caused by hereditary or self-imposed emotional
reaction of a debilitating nature, he will be lacking in vital
force. The natural state of the individual when body, mind,
and spirit work harmoniously is that of a continuous
replacement of necessary energy.
Mr. Edison's
custom to come into the house from his laboratory after
many hours of labor and lie down on his old couch. She said
he would fall asleep as naturally as a child, in perfect
relaxation, sinking into a deep and untroubled slumber. After
three or four, or sometimes five hours he would become
instantly wide awake, completely refreshed, and eager to
return to his work.
Every great personality I have ever known, and I have
known many, who has demonstrated the capacity for
prodigious work has been a person in tune with the Infinite.
our physical condition is
determined very largely by our emotional condition, and our
emotional life is profoundly regulated by our thought life.
Jesus stated the
key expression, "...I am come that they might have life, and
that they might have it more abundantly." (John 10:10)
ponderous strokes of the grandfather clock, which has a very
long pendulum. It seemed to say, "There — is — plenty — of —
time. There — is — plenty — of — time. There — is — plenty —
of — time." But modem clocks, having a shorter pendulum
with a swifter stroke, seem to say, "Time to get busy! Time
to get busy! Time to get busy! Time to get busy!"
the best workmen in his plant are those who get
into harmony with the rhythm of the machine on which they
are working. He declares that if a worker will work in
harmony with the rhythm of his machine he will not be tired
at the end of the day.
There is a rhythm of the stove, a rhythm of the
typewriter, a rhythm of the office, a rhythm of an
automobile, a rhythm of your job. So to avoid tiredness and
to have energy, feel your way into the essential rhythm of
Almighty God and all His works.
"Dear God, You are the source of all energy. You
are the source of the energy in the sun, in the atom, in all
flesh, in the bloodstream, in the mind. I hereby draw energy
from You as from an illimitable source." Then practice
believing that you receive energy. Keep in tune with the
Infinite.
Nothing makes any real difference
to them except their own little worries, their desires, and
their hates. They wear themselves out stewing around about
a lot of inconsequential things that amount to nothing. So
they become tired. They even become sick. The surest way
not to become tired is to lose yourself in something in which
you have a profound conviction
You don't have to be tired. Get interested in
something. Get absolutely enthralled in something. Throw
yourself into it with abandon. Get out of yourself. Be
somebody. Do something.
The more you lose yourself in something
bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.
People who lack energy are
disorganized to one degree or another by their deep,
fundamental emotional and psychological conflicts.
He sat
despondently in his chair hour after hour, and often he would
weep. He exhibited many of the symptoms of a nervous
breakdown.
Apparently the clogged
channel in his personality through which the passage of
power had been impeded was opened by an act of faith and
the free flow of energy was renewed.
The effect of guilt and fear feelings on energy is widely
recognized by all authorities having to do with the problems.
I said, "You are trying to sleep every night between fear on
one side and guilt on the other, and you are attempting an
impossible feat.
He did that, not without trepidation, but with considerable
sincerity just the same. The woman, either through
shrewdness or some expression of her own better nature or
through the more doubtful expedient of transferring her
affections elsewhere, released him. .
The businessman said, "I believe that if you spend six
months outdoors chopping wood, digging in the soil, reading
the Bible, and fishing in the deep lakes you will become a
new man.
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