Are We Ready?

I went into town today with my computer because I needed to get somewhere that had a greater speed to download some information. As I did a little shopping while I was there, I put the computer under a jacket on the back seat. It was out of sight for any want-to-be thieves, but that meant it was out of sight for me too. When I got home, I took everything in the house, or so I thought. When I went into my office to write this pondering, I realized my laptop was not there. I realized right away that it was still in the very cold car. Did I want to go out in the cold just before bed? No! I went out anyway so that I had it inside. The issue was that when cold items warm up, there is often some condensation that takes place. In a computer, I’m guessing that isn’t a good thing for that moisture to be in the components. Therefore, for the sake of the computer, this is being written on the 23rd. I shared this because I was mad at myself for not having looked ahead to what I needed to be doing. Had I brought it in with the other items from the store, all would be well... but I didn’t. That means when I was ready to share an insight with you, I couldn’t. It makes me wonder how often we might fall in other areas of our life. How can we be ready? I think being more and more familiar with God’s word is a great start. We can’t answer questions adequately or defend the word of God if we are not really familiar with it. The time to study isn’t when we are asked the questions but before the questions come up. Better later than nothing, but better to be ready. We can prepare by spending time with God in prayer and asking for the Holy Spirit to be poured out upon us. Why? True prayer is not just us talking with God but leaving silence for God to speak to us or put His desires in our hearts. Also, we need the Holy Spirit for our faith, for wisdom and for understanding, and for leading us in ministering to others. Why did the Holy Spirit tell the disciples not to worry about what they would say? Because the Holy Spirit would give them the words to speak. Once my computer was dry, I could write this passage. Once we let the Holy Spirit have control in our lives, we can be about His work. Father, open my eyes to see the things you would have us do. Speak to us and reveal Your glory. Amen