Transistor or Resistor?

I remember the days of transistor radios, where people would walk around listening to the ball game or the top radio tunes or the news on those little 9-volt driven devices. Although they seem antiquated now, transistor radios were major innovations in their day because you could carry it around instead of having to listen indoors to those old radios that needed the tubes to warm up in order to work.

The purpose of the transistor was to amplify the electronic signals. It was a small device, but it did a powerful job moving the information so it could be heard. A Christian is supposed to act like a transistor. He/she is to take the information from the Bible and transmit that hope and inspiration to others. We are small, relatively speaking, but we deliver a powerful message.

Sometimes, though, we become a resistor where we restrict the flow of information. Instead of sharing about the Lord, we hide behind our busyness, our shyness, or our fear. We feel the nudge of the Holy Spirit telling us that we are supposed to speak out, yet we resist Him.

Being a transistor isn't easy. But when we ask the Lord to give us boldness and the discernment to speak up when necessary, then eventually it will become easier.

Are you a transistor or a resistor? Be honest with yourself, and then ask the Lord to move His word through you.