In Christ Alone!

Waiting on the Lord / Called by God

Hello Friends,

I am so glad that God is patient and kind and loving and forgiving everlastingly. I have been testing it today, and for the past week at least. My computer, that I love (maybe a bit to much), that I spent my graduation money on.... GOT A VIRUS!!!!   It was the new one that went around right after Christmas and through New Years Day. I fretted and worried and stressed horribly over it. And for some stupid reason I let those emotions take control of me instead of trusting in the Lord and remembering to read my instruction manual or calling tech support.

Saturday, I finally DID something about it. I took it to a computer geek friend of mine and he reformated it, and reinstalled windows for me, (thinking I had the driver CD's available.) At first I thought he knew what he was doing completely (which he did) and that everything would be fine after that. (Would have had I had the CD's.) I got it home and turned it on to find basically nothing but the recyling bin icon. Talk about depressing! I had saved all my important documents, music, and pictures, but I hadn't backed up any of the actual important hard drive information. (I now know better.)

It was after that disheartening discovery that I FINALLY decided to get out my Product Information Guide.... to find a piece of cardboard shaped like a cd that said that I didn't receive (or need) an operating system CD or drivers CD's. Because.... all I had to do was go here, click on this, that, and the other thing, and boda-bing I could've restored it to it's settings previous to my virus and everything would have been fine. I think I slumped into depression really fast. I feel so bad for my family having to put up with my attitude today.

Anyway, after almost crying a gazillion times, I decided to look up some alternative information on the net (using Mom's comptuer.) I maybe could have found what I was looking for had I visited long enough, but I just decided to chat with the Dell Technical Support people and see if they could solve my mistakes quicker than I could on my own. After about ten min. of waiting someone became available. And considering there were 40+ people ahead of me, I didn't think that was too bad. After a simple conversation and a willing techy, I will receive my Driver and Application CD's in the next 24 hours. Wow! I was so relieved. How simple it turned out to be too. Why couldn't I just Wait upon the Lord??? and have reduced my depression/stress level drastically.

So, tomorrow I will be reinstalling the neccessary drivers and what not, and then my computer will be back to "normal" minus some stuff that I will have to add later. What a breath of relief, and a HUGE learning experience.

Lesson Learned: BACK UP YOUR DATA PEOPLE..... oh, and READ YOUR MANUALS!!!! . . . But most of all . . . WAIT UPON THE LORD!!!!

Here is something that I got in an email today. Read it!  It's awesome!

(Sorry, I couldn't change the font color, if you highlight it with your mouse it may be easier to read.)

Called By God

I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: ’Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?’ Then I said, ’Here am I! Send me’
—Isaiah 6:8

God did not direct His call to Isaiah— Isaiah overheard God saying, ". . . who will go for Us?" The call of God is not just for a select few but for everyone. Whether I hear God’s call or not depends on the condition of my ears, and exactly what I hear depends upon my spiritual attitude. "Many are called, but few are chosen" ( Matthew 22:14 ). That is, few prove that they are the chosen ones. The chosen ones are those who have come into a relationship with God through Jesus Christ and have had their spiritual condition changed and their ears opened. Then they hear "the voice of the Lord" continually asking, ". . . who will go for Us?" However, God doesn’t single out someone and say, "Now, you go." He did not force His will on Isaiah. Isaiah was in the presence of God, and he overheard the call. His response, performed in complete freedom, could only be to say, "Here am I! Send me."

Remove the thought from your mind of expecting God to come to force you or to plead with you. When our Lord called His disciples, He did it without irresistible pressure from the outside. The quiet, yet passionate, insistence of His "Follow Me" was spoken to men whose every sense was receptive (Matthew 4:19). If we will allow the Holy Spirit to bring us face to face with God, we too will hear what Isaiah heard-"the voice of the Lord." In perfect freedom we too will say, "Here am I! Send me."

Ok... Ya'll have a great day now. God Bless Always~ And Wait upon the Lord .... he WILL renew your strength. (I've proved it.)

BACKUPS

6:47 AM, Jan. 20, 2006 .. Posted by heartofvirtue

Ahhhhhhhhh, yes my friend!! I have learned the VERY hard way to always backup my data. Esp. running a home business, if you're computer info is lost... so is your livelyhood!!!
I'm glad things are on the mend with your little computer now... :)

Last night I dreamed I was visiting your family!! I gave you a BIG HUG and said, "Hey sister!!! How are you?!?!" :o) Miss ya, sweetie!! Take care....

Cyber Hugs,
Myklin ;)