Needed An Update!

Recently my cell phone prompted me several times to update it with the latest software available. If this was done, it would allow my phone to work at a much higher efficiency. My husband and I have the same type of phone. He completed his update and he asked me if I had completed mine.  I told him I did not because my phone did not have sufficient memory to complete the update. I convinced myself that it was not a big deal because my phone operated just fine in its present state. My husband kept insisting that I update my phone because if the update was available, there was a reason for it. I told him not to worry about it because I would deal with it later. The truth was I did not want to deal with it all. After further conversation he convinced me to allow him to take care of updating my phone for me. In order to do that, he had to create more available memory by deleting unnecessary items that were using up space on my phone.  However, the next time I tried to use my phone I noticed all my contacts were gone. WHAT? I don’t memorize anyone’s phone # anymore that’s what my phone is for. I haven’t created an emergency back-up for my contact list because I don’t have time. I was frustrated because all of this was for an update that I didn’t think was important in the first place! After discussing my lost contact situation with my husband, he told me that he didn’t delete the contacts he just turned off a particular setting. After he told me how to retrieve them my phone was ready to receive the new update.

In Luke 13:10-13 a woman allowed a spirit to cripple her and because she was in this condition for so long (18 years), she could not straighten up. It wasn’t until Jesus spoke and changed her situation that she was set free.  Initially, when I tried to update my phone I was unable to because I did not have the memory to do so. I had so much “junk” on my phone that it prevented it from receiving something that was needed. It was not until my husband cleared the items from my phone that it could receive the update. This woman had a spirit that crippled her for 18 years. Can you imagine what that did to her life?

I think of my own life and how I have allowed things to hold me back, slow me down, or completely cripple me for a number of reasons. It makes me wonder how many blessings I’ve missed out on simply because I did not have the memory or the available head and heart space for it. I have noticed the benefits of my phone’s latest update, including more applications available and overall functionality. The purpose of an update is to eradicate old information and replace it with new and improved information. 

 Let’s allow the Lord to show us what needs to be deleted out of our lives, so that we can prepare for our next update. Whether we are completely crippled in an area or just used to our lives and situations, the Word of God offers continual updates for us and it is available because it is needed! Our healing takes place when we allow God to eradicate the old "junk" in our lives and we allow Him to replace it with truth which He promises from His Word. God bless you.