I cried aloud to the LORD, and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah
(Psalm 3:4 ESV)
This may be cyber Monday, but there was no cyber for me. It is a day of crunch time and projects due. So, I sat down at my computer, slurpping my first cup of cofee only to be greeted by a black screen. I turned it off, then on again.
No signal received.
I crawled under the desk (amongst the dust bunnies- oh, how they gather around eletronics) pulled the plug, counted to ten, plugged it back in.
No signal received.
I pulled out the CP and checked all the connections, angst crawling up from my stomach into my throat. I didn’t have time for this. I definitely don’t have funds for a new monitor. A freelance writer needs a monitor!
No signal received.
I sat on the floor, tears streaming down my face and prayed – hard. I cried out to God – literally. “I have so much to do today. Three projects on my plate and one in the wings. Please Lord, make this work.”
I blew my nose, wiped my eyes and pushed the button again. Signal! (Obviously- I am typing this now.)
Our precious Lord knows our every needs. And He gave me a valuable lesson today. In my hurry to “get ‘er done” I had not started off my day in prayer. He had not received my signal. I was unplugged from Him, and my connection was dusty.
How often do we not see God working in our lives, and it is due to a faulty connection on our part? In this season of preparing for our Lord, let’s dust off the connections, and re-plug into our life source. Like my now glowing computer monitor, we will have His light shining through us to display to the world. We will be able to do His work, and our own. Signal received.
