There’s no such thing, really. Miracles are miracles. But I love when God does something seemingly small-scale and magnifies it to apply a larger life lesson to a larger life issue.
Case in point: Today I prepared to dive into my “to do” list, 99% of which involved the use of my computer. I sit down at my desk and pop open my laptop, only to be greeted by the dooming reality that my keyboard is failing to function properly….or at all. And for you smarty pants out there who are thinking, "uh, num lock moron."---I tried that.
… So ok….lets try again…..
…..nope…ok….again…
…uh…
**And in sets panick mode**
So I can’t even get past my stupid encryption program to get onto my computer, which does not make me a happy pappy. What would I do? My whole life is on my computer---my communication to family and friends a world away, not to mention my bank access and company email….
My poor roommates tried to comfort me, and even prayed for my computer, bless their hearts (even though my prayer was more like one big question: GOD, HOW COULD YOU LET THE HAPPEN TO ME???) But the truth is, this problem was only the tip of the ice burg of some much larger issues in my life. And believe me, when living on an emotional edge, when one thing goes wrong…it all goes wrong!
So I load up my handicapped computer and head off to the local computer store (quote unquote) like one big sour grape. Already I’ve calculated in my head how many times I’ll have to return to the store before they fix the problems they’ve caused by trying to fix the original problem, and how much money that I don’t have will be spent in the process.
Then God smacks the conviction on heavy—have I even sincerely taken the time to ask for His help? Have I relied on Him to fix this—really in the large scheme of things—rather insignificant problem? Nope (tail wag). So right then and there I asked forgiveness for my miserable failures to trust the One who holds all computers and lives in His awesomely sovereign hand.
Now I love this. Sometimes God speaks in different ways, but today He spoke in a way that I couldn’t miss. “Take out and turn on your computer,” He said. So I let out a sigh, and do just that….
Voila! Working computer.
Small miracle to some. HUGE to me. I continued on to squawk like dying chicken in attempt to tell my driver how great God is and how He has Cured my computer. The guy's nice enough....and pretended to understand my broken language. He probably assumed I'd mixed up my adjectives and verbs like every other day. But this chick didn't mind.
So long story short (er...not really...) I've had a wakeup call today to trust Him in things that I can't change anymore than a non-functioning keyboard. I can pound and scream and cry and pound again, but His Will is good stuff. and its certainly worth waiting for (especially if a miracle is in the outcome!)
Altogether, this is one of those posts that you will only “get” is something familiar has happened to you before. Otherwise I’ll surely sound like a rambling idiot, which is a definite possibility (for proof, see past blogs.)
