July 28, 2010.

I am the new secretary at my church. It's part-time, about 8 to 10 hours a week. I am really enjoying it except....I am so new to working with some of the computer software that so many others know very well. Case in point today....Power Point. A lot of people know Power Point, but I have never had a need to learn it. Until now. And, boy can it be frustrating to not know what you are doing with programs like this.

So, I was trying to create a new slide for an event at church. Nothing was working, and the more I played with it the worse it got. I finally deleted the slide and decided to start over. Still had problems....I began beating up the poor keyboard. You do know...if you hit the enter key enough times it's suppose to make everything magical work....right???? I kinda felt like this picture from the movie Office Space...but, I didn't think the trustees of the church would like me very much if I did that.

So, before I broke anything that the church really can't afford to fix....I gave my hubby a call. Asked him..."where are you?". Luckily, he was only about 15 minutes away. So, he stopped in to help me fix the slide I was working on. It's all very simple for him.

He wants to help me with these Power Point slides which is fine by me. I am finding this is one program that it's best to have help with then to rather try and figure out on your own. (at least for me)

Giving your life to Christ works in a similar way. Most people go through life searching. They really don't know what they are searching for. Their lives are unfulfilled and they don't even know why. A few of these folks can figure it out on their own...but, the majority of us need help from others. Someone who comes along and introduces us to the Spirit of Christ. Or perhaps it's an event that happens that opens our eyes. Learning about Christ comes easier for some...and others it may take their whole lives to learn and understand. Some folks refuse to listen, others pretend like they are listening. Either way...we can never stop trying to reach out to those who have not found Christ.