Reformatting
I just had to reload my operating system. For somebody who struggles with organization, this is a really bad thing to have to do. I gathered (what I thought was) all of my software I’d need and made sure I had the serial numbers (ok…that plan didn’t work so well.)
But at this point, I have a brand new copy of my operation system and what I have installed is humming along very smoothly. What is not going so smoothly is the installing new, getting rid of old, sorting out what stays and what goes.
One of the things that got “lost” is a lot of my bookmarks that were in my folder. I don’t know what happened, but some of my “stuff” was not in my bookmarks folder and what I have is an old list.
That’s like a new life in Christ – as I went through my list of old bookmarks, I realized that some of the blogs I had read (a while ago) just were not as interesting as they had been; one in particular is a political blog and, while witty and funny, plays directly to my flesh and I take on some of the sharpness of that blog… So too, some of the friends that I used to have are not “good” for my walk as a Christian, as I take on their tones.
Some of the old blogs were simply “gone” or had closed up shop…so too some of my old friends have not found me as interesting and have disappeared off of my personal radar. I realize that they probably will not even be missed.
One of the more disappointing things (so far – okay, I cried) is that the folder containing all of my MasterCook recipes (hundreds of weight watchers recipes) will not transfer back into my newly loaded MasterCook program. I was so careful to make sure I had done it right!
Sometimes, in life, it is HARD to let go of things that we have carefully nurtured. Sometimes we hang on way too long. Yes, my recipes are good things, and some of the things we need to let go of as Christians are not so good things – but it’s still hard to let go. My recipes are not a life and death thing – it’s okay to let them go. In the end, I may not even miss them (I’m not often thrilled about cooking…) and I know that, in the end, most of the things in life I have to let go of will not be that missed.
I am a new creature. The Holy Spirit is in the middle of “reformatting” me. Things will be discovered, things will be let go. I know that my Father only has the best in store for me.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (ESV) “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. “
Bless you for sharing.
Hm. Definately some steak and potatoes for thought…
Thank you.
beautiful! Recently I was reflecting about friendships that have gone by the wayside and realized that in most cases it was due to growing in different directions spirtually. It is so very important to choose your closes friends with wisdom and discernment because so often we “take on” some to the attitudes of those we “hang” with. Bless you.
How cool! I read this post after I just posted mine this morning. Looks like we are in the same place with the “all things new”. Blessings on your day today.
Wow, this really meets me where I live. I think I would have cried also if I lost a big piece of my computer memories.
Thank you for sharing this. I find I need to reveiw and prune about every six months. God forces it upon me and it is good.
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Oh, I so know how it is when either your computer crashes or you are getting a new hard drive. I have missed so many things before to transfer to a temporary file. We do sometimes have to let go of things that are not good for us…even if we think they are.
Thank you so much for sharing, Ellen. Needed to read that tonight.
Be blessed today and always.