Hey gang, I have learned, in the past two months, that these two
verses go together. I have also learned what the person who coined the
saying, “if it works, do not fix it”, meant. I have also learned
that I do not have the slightest clue what to do, when one of the weird screens
that I have never seen before, comes up on the computer; one that has no
connection with what I am trying to do!
If it does not disappear when I reboot, I am dead in the water
until I can call my friendly computer guru or find a six or seven year old lad
or lassie who knows far more about such things than I will ever know.
When our computer internet and phone provider, who we loved
dearly and never had a lick of problems, well maybe a teeny weeny one, recently
merged with another company, we were advised that we must upgrade our equipment
to gain all the wondrous advantages the new company was offering and the carrot
was it would cost less money per month and make it sooooooo much more
convenient.
My question to the upgrade advocate – how much pain and agony is
attached to getting all the bugs worked out and until my level of understanding
is acclimated to using the new system? Oh, no worry! This is a
tested and proven, bug- free mechanism that even an older than dirt duffer,
that does not understand the “For Dummy’s books’, can become proficient within
minutes.
After several weeks and more than twenty hours of listening to a
multitude of so called technicians, my bride packed up the entire system and
went back to place it was purchased and announced I do not leave here until
this thing is doing what you said it would do or we go back to the old
system.
Okay, what does that have to do with the Scripture of the
day? First, I thought I had my anger totally under control and could
handle about any circumstance. Wrong! I wanted to throw the
computer down the basement stairs. I also learned that my patience was
not as secure as I thought it was. Perhaps that is what this whole trip
through the wilderness was all about. I must confess, I did indeed go to
bed very angry some nights and I must admit that my patience was at best –
tarnished!
Soooo, my young friends, keep in mind that the devil waits for
his chance to set your control mechanism
on tilt and to really tick you off – if you are willing to let him. But I
also learned that, if I take a moment or two and say, “Okay God, If you can’t
handle this we are both in trouble”, and admit that it helps. He has
never failed.
The computer is working fine at the moment and my anger has gone
underground again waiting for another opportunity to destroy my patience. But, keep in mind, when Jesus was going
through His indoctrination period in the desert, Satan tested Him until he got
the message; he was waiting his time and
threw in the towel. Right! Wrong!
It tells me Satan left but only to await a more opportune time to return
and continue his devious methods.
That, my friends, is the reason we should make sure our armor is
in place and our lamp is full of oil and we have sword (the Word of God)
engrained in our heart and head- for today, in his sight is “an opportune
time”. (Luke 4:13 Read it and heed it!)
Blessings,
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