Well! It had to happen. I took all my toys on holiday and I broke a couple of them. Mini Computer, PDA, Smartphone and mobile. It used to be work related books, much to Hazel's annayance, but now I have progressed to IT toys.
My equipent load had a few unexpected problems for us. I had to say sorry to my daughter Jennifer who was carrying my hand luggage through airport security, and was stopped and searched due to the amount of wires in the bag. Over 90% of these wires were mine. I had all the power adaptors a human being could ever need in that bag.
Just after my last post while in Spain on holiday, the computer 'froze' and stopped working. Ever try to get technical support while in a foreign country? Not to be recommended for those who have a problem with patience. Cutting a long story short I had to wait until my return home from holiday to get this problem addressed, but I did correspond with some nice people in the USA and in India to see if I could solve the problem while in Spain.
The computer people told me that I should have the small computer operating next week! That is the promise, but I will wait and see.
After my computer failure I started to use my smartphone and updated some software while in Spain. Only to find out that I had to be in the UK to get it to work when the software was installed. Now no smartphone was available.
The PDA worked well. I use it primarily for E-Sword bible software which is wonderful. However, the screen is so small that it is only useful for 'short' messages. Add to this the fact that I could not get my hands on it due to my two daughters using it for 'Facebook', messaging updates etc, I was down to the mobile phone as a last means for communication to the outside world.
I thank the Lord that communication with Him is available 24/7. No need for hard discs, only soft hearts, no need for RAM, we only have to remember HIM, and we can enter his throne room.
With all our obsession with communication with the outside world, such as blogs, twitter and facebook etc. how easy it is for us to forget the ultimate communication medium available to us 'Prayer'. May we rely more on that perfect and fully reliable heavenly system than the man made communication devices that we use each day.
Finally ................ a thought for to-day
The 'windows' of heaven are always open to our prayers
Well I for one am glad to have you back and posting. I kept checking only to find the beautiful picture of Spain again and again :)
ReplyDeleteI loved the way you tied your communication problems with the idea of prayer!
Amen Trevor. We think we are at the cutting edge of communication and technology, yet the Lord has given us the ability to speak to Him, the God of the universe whenever we so desire.
ReplyDelete...and I have yet to experience once glitch in our connection!
I do pray your IT things are on the mend.
Blessings, Joanne
Wonderful!! As i began to read your post a great smile came across my face, i could see right where this was going, i love Father God <3
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