Unreadable

I was trying to get some paperwork printed from my computer. I made sure I had downloaded what I wanted from another drive and went to print it. I picked how many pages I was printing, how many copies I needed, if it was going to be two sided, and if I wanted it in color. I made sure everything was just right and then I hit print. The first few pages went just fine, but slow because it was in color. Then I was relieved to print the black and white portion, but sadly it had a paper jam. I cleared it out and started to print again, and again there was a paper jam. Finally, after repositioning the paper, it started to print better. I started to see how similar this was to being a Christian. The printer is us. We are called to proclaim the Gospel to all we meet. The master copy that we are printing is what the Holy Spirit has given to us, but it is meant to be shared... to be reproduced. The paper is us, reproducing what God has placed within us. Sometimes, even with our best efforts, we can’t get it out right. That would be the paper jam. I know of very few copiers that can get the jams unstuck on their own. We need the One in charge to free us from whatever holds us back. When we allow the Holy Spirit to have control, it amazing what can be done. Jesus would tell the people that He wasn’t trying to bring glory to himself, but giving it to God. He would tell the people that He only relayed on what the Father had told Him. A printer needs to be maintained, to be filled with the ink or toner to print, to be able to copy the Original, and to operate from a power source. If any of these things are missing, it will either not print or the print will be unreadable. How is the message that you are producing? Is it glorifying God? Is it clearly understood? Are you producing a clear copy of what you have been given or is it hard for others to read or understand? If we put inferior products or knowledge in us, the output will not be good. Printers today need updates to make sure they are functioning at their peek. We too need to be growing daily. A copier left unchecked will eventually break down. If we think that we don’t need to continually grow, our faith will likely get stagnant and will not be beneficial to us or anyone else that we come in contact with. Father, I need Your help so that I can reproduce what You have taught me and live my life in such a way that Your word is clearly seen. Amen