Time to Reboot?

The other day my IPhone wasn’t working right. It was ok, but slow. Dropping calls, struggling to load data, sluggish. It was functioning but something was wrong. It has happened before and the man at the store told me to turn it off and give it time to reboot. It seems nowadays phones are more like computers than phones. He said sometimes the phone gets a bug, small virus, or just a glitch that affects the performance. It will work but not as efficiently, making every task much more difficult and take longer than necessary.

So I turned the phone off and rebooted it. Amazing, the thing is like brand new! I forgot how good that phone works!

The Lord spoke to my heart. Sometimes you need to reboot. It works but something is wrong. You will never know how wrong until you reboot. Only after rebooting will the difference be clearly seen.

If you are like me, when circumstances or life feels bogged down my natural solution is to simply work harder. Keep on keeping on. Sometimes that is the answer. Perseverance is certainly a part of life as well as Christian character. However, perseverance isn’t always the answer. More effort doesn’t always produce more results.

Eccl 10:10 If the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed but skill will bring success. – NIV

Sometimes we just have to “turn it off” spend time alone with God and let him “reboot” our system.

Acts 3:19-20
19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,
NIV

Let us never forget that for a believer it is not by might, nor by power but by God’s Spirit. In Him we live and move and have our being. Christ in us the hope of glory.

Perhaps like me, sometimes you need to let Christ REBOOT your system so that you can gain fresh perspective, new insight and greater clarity for the tasks before you.

Blessings!