The other day, after getting the blog out and deep into the
editing on Book 1, we had a power outage. Smack in the middle of my day's work …poof…the
computer just popped off along with every other electrical thing in the house. This
is has happened before. I decided a break from work wasn't all-bad. The
normal power outage rarely takes long to be resolved somewhere on the
electrical highway, so I was not concerned. Once upon a time, I would have freaked
out to think I could lose my current work on the computer but I've come to learn
that it saves it somewhere and brings it back up as a recovered document. I
called my buddy, Helen, for some girl talk while I waited. (See me making
lemonade out of this? Hehehe)
Time went on, the power was off longer than usual, so I
called the local electric co-op for information. A recording answered saying
they were aware I was without power…how did they know, I wondered. Was power
out everywhere? Once I got a live person on the phone, I asked. He said they
knew what area I was in because of my phone number, which I had not given them
by the way. Their computers were obviously working. Which brings up a good
question, do the power companies ever lose power?
There were approximately 70 households/entities without
power. They did not know why but were in the process of trying to correct the
situation. I told the nice young man I was in the middle of writing the next
great American novel and needed my computer, wished them speedy results in
fixing the problem and went back to my waiting. Power was restored a little later
and all went back to normal.
After two hours of waiting this morning for the holy tap on my shoulder
from God with His message, I had nothin'! I began to wonder if I
was having a spiritual short circuit. I had finished my Bible reading, prayer time,
and even reading of other Christian stuff. Still nothing! Hmmm…it has to be me because
God IS power. So I leave you this morning with these reassuring words from
Hebrews…..
For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power –
making it active, operative, energizing and effective; it is sharper than any
two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul)
and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [that is, of the deepest
parts of our nature] exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very
thoughts and purpose of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12 AMP
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