03/14/26 TWO RECENT PROBLEMS

03/14/26 TWO RECENT PROBLEMS

TWO RECENT PROBLEMS.

No Spin, No Problem
The SPIN CYCLE on our washing machine quit working. OH NO! Oh well, things wear out, and you need to move on. But I looked online and read that it might only need to be unplugged and plugged back in. I tried it, and VOILA, spin time.

Many times, the answer to a problem is simple or easy to find. In the case of the faulty spin cycle, it was a simple disconnect and reconnect. It did not require a complete overhaul or a new purchase.

In the Christian life we receive the Holy Spirit at the time of our conversion. As we follow His leading, He will give us repeated times of refreshing and renewing of His Spirit. If we are faithful, He will lead us into the Fullness of the Holy Spirit, which will cleanse and deliver us from the inherent corruption of the Old Man, which we inherited from Adam. If we drift or resist His leading, He will convict us and call us back to repentance and faith, at which time He will restore us to a right relationship.

It is good that God restores the fallen, but it is better that we follow and receive His refreshing, His renewing, His fullness, His restoration.

But remember, it is possible to fall away, become reprobate and never be renewed, restored again. The time to fix a broken relationship is when you realize it has been broken.

Recharging Problem
My cell phone started having recharging problems. I could recharge, but the connection was really touchy. It seemed to me that the phone had an internal issue since the cable did not go into the port fully. It would charge, but "I had to hold my mouth just right." I could also recharge on the phone cradle. But someone gave me a Drone, and I needed a good connection in order to use my phone. I checked online again and VOILA (again). I needed to clean the port more thoroughly than I had previously. The cable snapped back in place and does not fall out.

OK, OK, I realize some of you are smarter than I am. You knew about resetting the washing machine, and you knew that a deeper cleaning of the phone port was essential. But I didn't.

Sometimes people have a spiritual weakness or failure. It is possible for the problem to loom so large that it seems like there is no answer. "Why try? It is hopeless."

The person in this illustration is having a CONNECTIVITY PROBLEM. Maybe they need a cleansing because something is interrupting the connection with God. It could be dirt or it could be debris or a damaged connection. Whatever it is, it needs a connection correction. It won't fix itself. Clean out anything that is interfering with your prayer, your fellowship, your meditation, your listening time with God. It is likely that ignoring the problem will result in further problems. Don't let your alone time with God slip away.

The guidance and answers to our Christian walk, our fellowship with God and His people, our service is found in the Divine user's guide (the Holy Bible). Sometimes we need help in recognizing the problems that are hindering our communications with God. We need to respond with obedient faith to reactivate the Divine solution to our spiritual problem. It is not faith if we don't obey. Presuming on God is a trick of the devil.