Must read! _by Mario Rojas In every modern vehicle, wiring isn’t optional, it’s essential. Buried under panels, woven through metal, it forms the nervous system of the machine. It doesn’t make noise or smoke or shine. But it determines whether the vehicle responds or sits silent. Power, by itself, isn’t enough. The battery can be fully charged, the alternator healthy, the fuses intact. But if there’s too much resistance somewhere in the system, a failing ground, a corroded connector, a wire overheated from years of neglect, the current won’t flow. Modules lose communication. Motors stall. Sensors read wrong. And sometimes, nothing turns on at all. In every electrical system, Ohm’s Law tells the truth. Voltage divided by resistance equals current. That’s it. The potential for power is constant, but the effectiveness depends on the condition of the circuit. And if the circuit fights the current, if it resists, even the strongest source can’t force flow. This isn’t just about cars. It’s about people. What voltage is in a wiring harness, the presence of God is in the life of a believer. He doesn’t fluctuate. His Spirit is steady. The push of His grace, the force of His truth, is always present. It’s not His presence that changes, it’s our ability to receive it. When resistance builds up in the heart, through compromise, distraction, resentment, fear, pride, the current weakens. The Spirit is still ready to move. But He doesn’t overpower resistance. He doesn’t short circuit the will. Sanctification is the process of bringing down that resistance. Not just through behavior change, but through deeper surrender. It’s not about trying harder to be “spiritual.” It’s about allowing the Spirit to access every part of your internal wiring without interference. Paul described this tension in Galatians 5:17: “For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other.” That’s the push and pull between signal and resistance. Between a circuit that wants to work and the corrosion that blocks it. Just like a technician doesn’t just throw more voltage at a weak system, God doesn’t shout louder when we aren’t listening. He works through diagnosis. He points to what’s slowing the flow, whether it’s a past wound that we’ve never addressed, a grudge we’ve decided to carry, a habit we refuse to name, or a voice we keep listening to instead of His. In a car, you trace the voltage drop. You test at each point. And eventually, you find it: the point where the wire is overheated, oxidized, or severed. In the soul, that looks like confession. Like silence. Like study. Like honest reflection. When Jesus said in John 15:5, “Apart from Me you can do nothing,” He wasn’t speaking metaphorically. He meant what every tech knows: if the current doesn’t flow, the system doesn’t function. So God works patiently. Not just on the surface, but underneath. He opens the harness. He cuts away what doesn’t conduct. He rebuilds what’s broken. And as the resistance comes down, the power moves more freely. The result isn’t forced behavior. It’s fruit, evidence that the Spirit is finally flowing without being blocked. The fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, and the rest, these aren’t traits to be performed. They are the natural results of a system where the current is free to move. Where the connection to God isn’t choked off by constant internal resistance. That’s what sanctification looks like. Not behavior layered over dysfunction, but transformation from the inside out. Jesus lived without resistance. Not because He lacked humanity, but because He never fought the current of His Father’s will. That’s perfect spiritual conductivity, zero internal resistance. And that’s what He’s forming in us. Not perfection overnight. But a slow, steady cleaning of every compromised part. A life where, over time, the Spirit doesn’t have to fight to be heard or seen. A life where faithfulness isn’t a performance but the natural result of power flowing as it should. So when the “engine” of your walk with God struggles to turn over, don’t just assume He’s distant. Check the resistance. Look honestly at what might be blocking the flow. Invite the Spirit to test you and to repair you. Because when the resistance is removed, the current returns. And when the current returns, everything comes alive again.