Never Empty

A conversation that I heard several days ago keeps rolling around in my head. The S.F. Giants short stop, Edgar Renteria, had just finished another forgettable game, going 0-4 for the 3rd night in a row. Up in his years(for a baseball player), and increasing in injuries and ailments,the reporter doing the post-game interviews succinctly,and coldly asked him, "Got anything left?". That had to have been an incredibly hurtful question, no matter how he might choose to answer it- his very identity as a professional ball player was being questioned.

That question has stood out to me because we all can identify with it as we endure many of life's toughest days...when maybe we feel like we don't have much left- not much srength, not much hope, not much patience,etc..Then it occurs to me, that this is exactly the place where God wants us- empty of ourselves and trusting that with the power of His Spirit we are never empty. That is the place where faith is best displayed, when we feel the weakest, we can say with Paul, THEN I am strong!