My Battle with Technology
For the past two days I have been in losing battle with technology. I have put my trust in computers to do my work for me, and they have failed. Now, this has been a very stressful time for me, but it has also been a very humbling (in a good way) time too. It has forced me to think about what I put my trust in, and how much I believe in that which I am trusting.
My Faith in Technology
To be honest I have a huge amount of faith in technology. For the most part I always believe that when I hit “send” in my email that it will send. From time to time I am let down, as I have been this week, but the majority of the time I trust that computers will do what they say they will. Why is that? Why do I put my faith and trust in something man made, something that I know at least 5% of the time will fail me. Part of it is out of necessity. I need to believe that it will work because it is the world I live in. Without it I would not have a job, without it I would not be able to to put food on the table. All of this scares me.
My Faith in God
Why is my faith in technology stronger than my faith in God? I know that God will always do what he says. I know that God will never fail in his love for me. I know that I will never be let down by God. I know that God will always provide for his children. God is fail proof, and yet I will doubt when I pray. I trust that a email will send, more than that God hears me. I need to believe what God tells me, without him I am dead.
Repentance
This week has been a blessing for me with the failures I have had. I have been forced to repent for trusting in a man made object more than the Creator of the universe. God has shown me that he is everlasting in a world that is dying. I place me faith and love with him, not technology.
Filed under other | Comment (1)The Breakfast Song
Both Corey and I want to apologize for the lack of posts recently. We’ve both been unbelievably busy with our agency work, making it hard to develop solid, thought provoking posts to share with you all. To make it up to you we want to share this fantastic video that came to us by way of @coltmelrose on twitter. Enjoy!
Filed under other | Comments (4)Clean or Unclean?
When you look at this picture how do you feel? I saw this ad this morning on ad goodness and it made me angry. I looked at it and was upset that the agency could minimize such a longstanding injustice and hatred. How could people make light of this? Then I got to thinking, why do I not long for this picture to come true. To me KKK and skinheads are unclean, not worthy of my love. But then I read Acts 10, and I am reminded by the love of our Lord. Nothing is beyond the power of God. God can make the most dirty, sinful person as soft as clay. He and only he can mold them into his child. I cannot look as his creation as unclean and unworthy of my love. All I can do is what I am commanded to do, love and share of God’s grace.
Filed under other | Comment (0)The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray. And he became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while they were preparing it, he fell into a trance and saw the heavens opened and something like a great sheet descending, being let down by its four corners upon the earth. In it were all kinds of animals and reptiles and birds of the air. And there came a voice to him: “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.” But Peter said, “By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.” And the voice came to him again a second time, “What God has made clean, do not call common.” This happened three times, and the thing was taken up at once to heaven.
