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System Restore

So I feel I have been reaching in my excuse bag lately for my lack of posting.....

Off the top of my head, I can definitely say it has been one and/or the combo of the following:

  • family obligations
  • preparing for and attending country fairs and livestock shows
  • the endless list of home improvements
  • enJOYing the summer as much as possible
  • visiting friends and family
  • spiritual dryness
  • and lastly.....being so frustrated with this darn computer which is bogged down with viruses that cause it to freeze up every 18 minutes or better yet......when I am in the middle of something really important. I won't lie and say it has happened while I have been into a wicked awesome blog post where I am sharing such wisdom and inspiration......(see prior teeny excuse) but I will tell you that when said crashing/freezing event happens....I have been known to have non-Christian words slip out of my mouth all while screaming at the monitor asking what I have done to deserve such punishment.


So I am pleased to let you know, that a friend has kindly given me a Windows XP install disc and I plan on transferring the bajillion files/photos/documents over to my external hard-drive over the next few days and flat-lining this badboy and starting out again with a clean slate.

How refreshing to think that I won't have 948 unread emails (mostly spam) in my Outlook Express inbox. They loom in the shadows and haunt me. I want to hit "select all" and then delete.....but what if I delete an overlooked correspondence (like the 150,000 Euros that is waiting for me to claim)

And now.....Poof. They will be gone. Yes, I'll lose that coupon code for Viagra at the wholesale price (don't ask)........and I'll never get that link for the online degree to be a medical transcriptionist.....but I will be FREE of that daunting task of going through all of those emails looking for those few correspondences that shouldn't have gone unread.

Josh will be thrilled that our "desktop" will now be clear and clutter free......it will no longer look like a jigsaw puzzle of shortcut icons and cover the photo of one of my favorite chickens. (is that bad that I don't have one of my children up there?)

I am hoping that my sound driver will be re-installed so that I can finally get my K-Love on during the day. I can also resume watching some of the great podcasts from my favorite preachers/speakers. (did I mention that I believe that a good majority of these viruses are enemy-sent?)

And like a responsible and paranoid amateur computer person, I did my research on what all this restoring will do. It was explained to me that a system restore is like a time machine for your computer, in which we will be able to restore a previous configuration from before problems began to occur.

Wow....wouldn't that be nice if we could have a system restore in our lives?

Well folks.......step right up. We can.

Think about it. When we start digging deeper with Jesus, He offers us the ultimate System Restore.

Have a corrupt file haunting you from your past and/or the baggage of worries/anxiety hanging in your inbox?

DELETE them with Philippians 3:13,14
Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

You also can get a whole new operating system to tackle this thing called life. And since the operating pretty much is the backbone of the computer, you get a brand new way to send and receive information and process applications. You can make major changes and upgrade to keep up with needs that change over time.

All you have to do is RE-INSTALL Psalm 32:8 "I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you."

And let's not forget about having a brand new anti-virus software installed with this offer. Knowing that even when we encounter dangerous situations, we can and will have the protection installed to keep us safe and hopefully make the right decisions.

Just DOWNLOAD Isaiah 54:17
"No weapon forged against you will prevail......"


I am sure I could list many more but I am sensing another meltdown approaching with this computer and I will lose my mind if it crashes on me again.

So wish me luck with this scary task I am about to undertake this weekend.....I am praying that I don't get sucked into the Black Hole of cyberspace and lose everything, including my mind (which is already half gone).

See you on "the other side" of this adventure! :)

xox
*~Michelle~*

12 comments:

Bill (cycleguy) said...

Loved hearing from you again Michelle. Hmmm I am now convinced that we have those same magical friends who want us to try Viagra, get degrees, and countless other garbage ads. Here I thought I was the only one. Least I am not alone! Looking forward to hearing more from you.

RCUBEs said...

Funny but truthful! Oh yeah! We all need to be re-programmed by Him! Worldly things are always just a clutter...trash! God bless you sister and have a great weekend!

alicia said...

Computer problems are a frustrating thing for sure!
Love the analogy though!

Kristina P. said...

I love the computer tips for life!

Hope it all gets cleaned up.

Heidi said...

Hanging on to Psalm 32:8 and waiting on the Lord....

Nice to read you again. Welcome back!

jasonS said...

Nicely done! And I was reading Isaiah 54:17 last night. Press on... :)

SimplyDarlene said...

Thank you for the kind words today at my place...

Isn't it grand that our System Restore Man always guarantees a clean slate?!

Blessings.

Beth E. said...

I hope things go well for you this weekend! I'm barely computer literate. I have to holler for a son when I have computer probs.

Yes, I do wish I had a "system restore" for my life at times...especially for the last two weeks. Kind of wish my brother had a system restore for his life. He will need lots of prayers in the days ahead. His needs are many.

Thanks so much for your prayers!

Unknown said...

Cool post Michelle...loved how you tied it all together!


The restore program of God is a good one...

Jesus Christ became Incarnate for one purpose, to make a way back to God that man might stand before Him as He was created to do, the friend and lover of God Himself. - Oswald Chambers

Heart2Heart said...

Michelle,

I think we can all relate to the reasons so many of us have been missing from the blogging world as of lately.

I am praying that your email hell is finally removed and filled with the pleasant heavenly blessings and praises of friends and family who love you dear.

Wanted to wish you a great weekend!

Love and Hugs ~ Kat

Tracy said...

I can relate only too well Michelle

Traci Michele said...

Go check out my blog... you won one of the books :-)

 

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