Restarting

Have you ever had a problem with your computer? I have. Often, very simple problems can become major problems. In my work as a part-time technical support rep for my local Internet service provider, I've learned to deal with lots of computer problems. I told someone the other day that I've gotten ten years of experience on computers in six months by helping others troubleshoot. When someone is having trouble connecting to the Internet, one of the first things we normally do is have them restart their computer. Yes, that simple act can cure a wealth of problems.

Most people don't realize that when you open a program, the computer reserves a certain amount of memory for that piece of software to operate. Even when you close the program, the computer will sometimes continue to reserve that segment of memory, refusing to release it for other programs to use. As you open and close more programs, the computer reserves sections of memory for them to operate. Eventually, there isn't enough memory left free for other software that operates your modem to function properly. That, in turn, can keep you from getting on the Internet.

Our lives are that way. When we sometimes allow sin in our lives it takes up space in our heart and mind and it reserves time in our lives that we could be using in a more productive way. As more time gets reserved, it is no longer available for more productive uses such as allowing our Creator a greater place in our lives. As one of my friends is fond of saying, "Sin takes you places you don't want to do, keeps you longer than you want to stay, and costs more than you want to pay." Jesus provides us with an example of correcting this problem. In Matthew, he practiced the principle of Purity, Prayer, and Power. He went into the temple and drove out the moneychangers, thus purifying God's temple. He then cited the need for prayer, to repair the damage. Those two were then followed by God's power being released within the temple and the people around Jesus.

The same applies in our lives. When you restart a computer, the memory is released to be used in other ways. When you restart your life following God's Biblical plan of grace through the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross, you are freed from the bondage of sin. Your life is released to be used by God and you in other more productive ways. Why not hit the restart button right now? Ask God to allow the purity of Jesus to flood your life, pray for His direction in all that you do, and watch the power of God be released into your life.

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