CONFESSION: I HAVE
LITTLE PATIENCE. . .
when it comes to electronics, devices, vehicles or
appliances failing to function according to its purpose. The lack of performance only hinders MY
schedule and work I need to accomplish.
Time does not exist for defective ‘things’ in my day. I dare not complete chores or work the long
way, right?
Daily, I send out a helpdesk ticket to my mechanic, IT
technician, plumber, repairman and AAA personnel (AKA – my husband). The frantic calls only interrupt the important
work required at his job. Does he really
need to hear my complaints and troubles on top of his own? Probably not, but I send them anyway. The poor man puts up with me and calmly tries
to walk me through the issue at hand via phone or email. God knew what He was doing sending me such a
partner as this. No one else could put
up with this impatient girl!
So, the latest is our printer. It produces the word, images and tasks asked of
it, BUT not in proper color. My baseball
fields appear in that ugly green color found to be brand new in a crayon box
because no kid ever uses it. The
Wal-Mart logo appears pale pink. Some
silly message pops up each time I print a page with a little red warning symbol
on it. I close out without reading each
time. . .
Oh, that could be the problem (see, again NO PATIENCE to
even take time to read this message). I
decided to read it one day and come to find out our yellow ink is running
low. I pull up the graph displaying the
level of each color and sure enough, yellow appears low. Cyan, Magenta and Black levels remain in
sufficient amounts to print documents fed to the printer. But, yellow must play a very important role
in producing each color efficiently. Why
do you need yellow for a Wal-Mart logo?
Just darken the Cyan a bit, right?
What does yellow have to do with green?
Okay, so obviously not an art major here. But, apparently yellow is needed to mix with
the other three colors in some precise formula to produce a picture that this
perfectionist, impatient girl will be satisfied with.
Without this component, the printer cannot function. It does not seem like a huge factor when
looking at the overall picture (no pun intended) of how a printer works. Most think about the mechanics of the device
when keeping up with maintenance of it.
But, without proper ink levels, jobs remain incomplete.
Just so, in life without all the hands working together for
God’s Kingdom, jobs remain incomplete.
Whatever God calls us to do, will contribute to completion of His plan. No matter the size, ranking, prestige,
income, etc.; your service matters.
Continue to give at even the smallest level. Continue to speak His Word to even just one
person a day. Continue to walk with His
light shining through you. Continue on
the path laid for you. Your contribution
matters to Him. Give, work and love from
the heart. Without you – the Body of
Christ cannot function to full capability.
Read 1 Corinthians 12:12-31. We
as Christians need you to complete the work of our God. We as Christians need you to bring others,
who do not know our God, to know Him and experience the joy and peace offered
because of the sacrifice of His only Son.
The other ink in my printer works harder to produce a decent
picture since yellow cannot complete its duties. Just so, we as Christians must help one
another when ‘out of commission’. Pick
each other up when one is down. Work as
a team with our Coach guiding every play.
Rejoice together, giving praise to the One Who provides the reason for
the joy experienced.
Go today and complete the plans He laid before you! Ignore the rankings and importance society
may place on your work. Be confident in
knowing, God needs you to keep His Kingdom functioning properly. We each have talents and gifts to share. Share yours boldly for Him.
“For we were all
baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body. . .” (1
Corinthians 12:13)
“Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of
you is a part of it.” (1 Corinthians 12:27)
Keep praying harder than the devil can work.
Sheree Craig
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