For some reason our dishwasher quit working. It is only about 10 years old and should have years of life yet, but it stopped. The problem stemed around not being able to get the hot water into the tank. If I manually filled the bottom with hot water, it would run through the cycle and drain fine, but when it came to fill up again, it just sat there.
What to do? I broke down and called an appliance repair guy. He came out as scheduled and replaced the fill valve in the dishwasher - which cost me $70. But after all was said and done, we still had no water. His final critique was the hot water shut-off valve under the sink went bad. So following a visit to a local plumbing supply, an $8 value solved the problem.
It may be true in our lives that an $8 fix is needed more than the $70 repair man. Problems may indicate a need for spending time in prayer and confession. It may suggest the importance of releasing to God our future and plans. It may lead us to develop a new level of trust and confidence in God's provision and leadership in our lives.
When all was said and done - all I needed was an $8 value and in 15 minutes it was fixed.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Gone Forever!
Something has happened! It was acting kind of funny and we restarted and now we can't find a thing. Yup, computer troubles are not fun. My associate had set out on a mission to make the computer she inherited for her office her own. That involved deleting files, and in the process trying to rename the computer by her name instead of it's former user.
Unfortunately in the process of renaming, all of the existing files disappeared into cyber nowhere! Besides that the computer was now acting strangely. It was no longer the same. After a couple of frantic calls and a couple of hours with those who know computers inside and out, our deepest fear was realized. All those saved files and preferences were gone forever :( They were nowhere to be found. Only slight shadows of their existence remained.
When I think about the forgiveness we have in Christ, it is like what happened on that crazy computer. Our life has been purchased with a price, we have been given a new life, the old is gone and the new has come. Our sins have been forgiven and removed from us, as far as the east is from the west. They have been buried in the deepest sea. Our cleansing is complete in God's eyes. Our sins are removed and nowhere to be found. We've been given a new start with wonderful possiblities ahead.
Isn't our Lord great! Rejoice in that our sins are gone forever!
Unfortunately in the process of renaming, all of the existing files disappeared into cyber nowhere! Besides that the computer was now acting strangely. It was no longer the same. After a couple of frantic calls and a couple of hours with those who know computers inside and out, our deepest fear was realized. All those saved files and preferences were gone forever :( They were nowhere to be found. Only slight shadows of their existence remained.
When I think about the forgiveness we have in Christ, it is like what happened on that crazy computer. Our life has been purchased with a price, we have been given a new life, the old is gone and the new has come. Our sins have been forgiven and removed from us, as far as the east is from the west. They have been buried in the deepest sea. Our cleansing is complete in God's eyes. Our sins are removed and nowhere to be found. We've been given a new start with wonderful possiblities ahead.
Isn't our Lord great! Rejoice in that our sins are gone forever!
Tuesday, January 9, 2007
Great to be home!
We were making great time. The roads were fairly clear. We were dreaming of stopping for a leisurely dinner at Carino's after a long drive from San Jose. Then just north of Klamath Falls a police car sped by with lights and siren blaring. It wasn't long until we were stopped cold by a very serious accident with a five hour wait until the highway would reopen.
The choice we faced was to turn around head south and find a route around the location of the accident or wait (impatently) for five hours to continue north. So we turned around and looked for an alternative route north. We found a map at a local greasy spoon and set out traveling in new territory. But the journey and adventure wasn't over.
Heading into mountainous areas with packed snow, running low on gas, being stuck behind slow trucks, four hours later we were back on the highway we had left - just 20 miles further north from when we were stopped initially. Instead of getting home at around 5 pm, we rolled in around 9:30 pm. We were so glad to be home.
Life is like our drive home. Sometimes there are periods of smooth sailing, but at other times we face obstacles. Home, a place of rest and encouragement, in this life is when our church family gathers. It is good to be home!
The choice we faced was to turn around head south and find a route around the location of the accident or wait (impatently) for five hours to continue north. So we turned around and looked for an alternative route north. We found a map at a local greasy spoon and set out traveling in new territory. But the journey and adventure wasn't over.
Heading into mountainous areas with packed snow, running low on gas, being stuck behind slow trucks, four hours later we were back on the highway we had left - just 20 miles further north from when we were stopped initially. Instead of getting home at around 5 pm, we rolled in around 9:30 pm. We were so glad to be home.
Life is like our drive home. Sometimes there are periods of smooth sailing, but at other times we face obstacles. Home, a place of rest and encouragement, in this life is when our church family gathers. It is good to be home!
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