Step One
Admitted we were powerless…that our lives had become unmanageable.
I recently had to reconfigure my wireless network at home. 4 computers and a litany of peripherals. Somehow my network became unsecure for a day and The Kolb’s faced threats from intruders….mostly neighbors that we know and trust. As I sat in the home office resetting, reconfiguring and rebuking technology, I realized that I was powerless over reaching into the monitor and manipulating the system to do as I wanted. Unless you’re an I.T. pro, this will resonate with you.
I wanted to throw my computers out the door and into the street just as the UPS truck was approaching my house. I was frustrated, tired and irritable at the time it took to resolve the issue and angry at the tech ‘support’ folks whom were no help at all 10 hours away in India.
Worn out, I eventually surrendered…..got up walked away, fixed a meal and left the issue at hand alone for a bit. When I returned refreshed and with clarity, I was able to fix the problem and move on.
This is recovery 101.
Realize your powerless, step away…do something different and see how things change. God wants our best and we can’t give him our best when we’re frustrated, beaten and tired.
Conceding defeat and asking for help are not signs of weakness…they are the keys to the freedom from bondage.
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