Whose Energy?

In Colossians 1:29, Paul calls out the energy of his ministry:

"To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me."

It's one thing to do youth ministry will all my energy.

It's another thing to do youth ministry with all his energy.

If I get to do ministry and live life with complete access to the energy of God, it should be fun. It's like going on a spending spree with Warren Buffet's credit card.

If i'm doing youth ministry out of my own energy, it's just a matter of time before the whole thing breaks down and I give up, exhausted and depleted.

Godly living kicks in when my energy ends and the energy of Christ begins.