Rise Up!
I am a computer-literate person. You could say I am an advanced user. I can usually figure out how to work electronic things pretty easily. But today they got the best of me.
It started with a printer that just kept beeping at me. Looking back I think I know what the problem was (print settings on the computer), but at the time I was left scratching my head and pushing buttons to see if anything would print. Nothing did.
Then I tried to send a file to the color printer. This required telling it to “hold” the file until I came to push the buttons that make it print. It also required typing in a code for the department doing the printing. I clicked through a couple screens with no problems, and scrolled down to fill out some info… and became confused about where to place the code. Cancel that action.
I opened a file only to find out there were some incompatibilities on the machine I was using. Saved the file and tried to set up a merge, only to glance at the clock and see that it was 4:58pm. No time!
At least I was able to update some data, change some content, set up a few birthday reminders, reword our section of the bulletin, and print some envelopes–yes, I finally got that copier to quit beeping at me! Not a totally lost afternoon.
Walking in my front door, all I wanted to do was sit and not think. A mindless game on Facebook would be nice. But, supper needed to be made, and the kitchen needed to be cleaned up, and I was the elected candidate.
As I cooked, I prayed. Lord, I felt so stupid! I know I’m not stupid, though. Look at how much I got done in the short time I was there. I served You to the best of my ability. I could almost feel the pat on my back.
Why are we so quick to tear ourselves down? If it were someone else, we wouldn’t be tearing them down, and we certainly wouldn’t let anyone else tear them down. We saw how much was accomplished. Yes, it could have been a little more, but machines can be fickle due to human error or program glitches.
- I am not perfect.
- I kept my cool during the situation.
- I managed to get the machine to work for at least one project.
- God still loves me.
- I can ask for help with the projects I didn’t get done.
- I will not let the enemy beat me down and make me feel ignorant.
- I am a child of the Most High!
“I will rise on eagle’s wings” as the song goes. “Before my God, fall on my knees.” He knows my heart. I seek to serve Him, and I can sleep tonight because I accomplished that today. Tomorrow, Christ will shine on me as I serve Him once again. I will rise!
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