D-I-S-C-O-N-N-E-C-T-E-D

“What happened?” I wondered to myself. One minute I was on the computer searching the Internet and the next thing I knew I had a message saying I was no longer connected. What in the world!!! . I couldn’t do anything. I kept striking the keys, but nothing was happening. As you might have guessed, my search to diagnose the problem commenced immediately. I was determined to fix the problem and taking a lengthy amount of time was not an option. Thankfully, It didn’t take long before I found it. There it was staring me right in the face; my Internet device had gotten disconnected. I quickly plugged it back in and my Internet search was restored. Crisis averted! [Side Note: I wish life’s problems could be diagnosed and solved that quickly.]

It wasn’t too long after I returned back to working on the computer that I felt it, that nudging that I have felt many times before. The Holy Spirit was letting me know there was a lesson in this brief but purposeful event. I heard him speak in such a peaceful voice “Now do the same for yourself.” I thought “What do you mean?” But I knew exactly what He meant. You see for the past couple of weeks I just haven’t quite been myself. I have been a little off balance, I couldn’t quite pinpoint it, but something wasn’t right with me. “What was going on?” I kept asking myself.  I was an emotional wreck, I couldn’t quite focus and I found myself struggling to write, something I really enjoy and feel led to do.

 The answer was so obvious that I couldn’t believe I had missed it. My problem was simple; like my Internet device I too, had become disconnected. I wasn’t consistent in my prayer life; my study time was nowhere near what it needed to be. I was essentially rendered useless. I was definitely disconnected. Now that I knew the problem, “What next?” Well, just like I fixed the problem with my Internet device I realized that I had to do the same for myself. I had to get reconnected by getting back to consistent study of the Word, reestablishing my prayer time, and making time to just sit in His presence. That was the only way to fix the problem.

The scripture reminds us of this principle of being disconnected from God. It is found in John 15:5 "I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. It is right in the scriptures in black and white (or red in some editions). We don’t have to second guess ourselves or try to figure anything out, the fact is when we become disconnected from our source, God, we can’t function (spiritually speaking). Try as we might, the message will still come up the same: 

D-i-s-c-o-n-n-e-c-t-e-d. 

The problem must be fixed. You know what to do (and so do I). Be encouraged today!