“What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us.” 1 Corinthians 2:12
AAAAAAAAAAHHHH! I never thought it’d come down to this, but there I was. Having been a loyal Sprint customer forever, THEY SOLD ME OUT! Now T-Mobile was moving into my world and if I wanted to use my phone, I had to replace my ‘Subscriber Identity Module,’ or SIM card! And it wasn’t going very well.
What started off as a simple, “Oh I can do THAT!” turned into “SHE’S BREAKING -UP SHE’S BREAKING UP!” Texting by way of chat, the representative was very patient as the SIM card AND storage module kept falling out. When I finally shoved it in, I read “DO NOT FORCE!” But it was too late! Working carefully, I finally was able to get it unstuck. Which meant trying all over AGAIN!
The problem was that the parts are small and my eyes aren’t what they used to be. Add to it that the lighting was pretty bad, and you can get the picture. I just could not understand why it was so difficult. I even watched the video 6 times! But then, I noticed something on the seventh. In the video, he turned the phone UPSIDE DOWN, but hadn’t made that clear! My misunderstanding came from a tired old brain combined with a terrible teacher!
Someone recently told me that they were shocked to hear God actually TALK to them! Not in an audible voice, but in HIS voice. That silent affirmation ‘you KNOW that you KNOW that you KNOW’ voice! But to hear Him, they confirmed that they had to be willing to learn AND to pay attention. A double edged sword is dangerous and powerful.
God is not a poor instructor. I, the STUDENT, am that one that is defective. I have found that when I humbly and willfully get myself out of the way, the process of getting close to Him is both JOYFUL and fulfilling. In other words, the greatest enemy to snuggling up to the Master of the Universe… is ME! I must take out the old me, and input the new! With new eyes too!
When I received Jesus as my Savior, I received a NEW ‘Subscriber Identity Module’ and, a whole new way of doing things expected by the new provider. THANKFULLY He is VERY patient. But sometimes TOO patient. I will ONLY be able to get the most out of my new identity when I listen and obey. I REALLY want my phone, and my life, to be more than a paper weight!
What does YOUR SIM Card lead YOU to do?
