"Are you kidding me?" I thought as I glanced up at the screen at the front of the conference room. "Why me?"
Just moments before, the introductory slide of my power point presentation shone brightly--everything seemed to be fine.
I'll be honest. I hate technical difficulties--especially on this day--in front of the 45 pairs of sceptical eyes that made up the audience before me.
I wanted badly to leave a "good impression" with this new team.
I was pretty sure that seeing me fumble with the equipment would not be the best start.
My mind raced. How could I present an hour workshop without my slides?
Sending a workshop participant to the Conference Centre desk to request help, I boldly started to speak--as if nothing was wrong.
Within minutes, a nice man from tech support arrived. While still addressing the group, I caught a glimpse of him calmly bending down to pick something up from the floor.
Of course! The cord.
The slide presentation wasn't working because somehow the cord from the LCD projector to my laptop computer disconnected.
Why didn't I think to check that?????
Now fast forward.
"That's weird," I think to myself.
The first thing I do upon my arrival at my office is fire up my computer.
Within seconds of pushing the "on" button, my laptop would turn off.
Did I mention I hate technical difficulties?
"Why me?"
Annoyed and hurried, I called the Help Desk. After navigating all the prompts, I finally heard a "real person's" voice.
Patiently he asked me questions, created a ticket, and assured me that Desk Side Help would be dropping by very shortly to take a look at the problem.
"Before you go Kathy, could I get you to check the power source your laptop is connected to?" asked the nice man from the Help Desk.
"Sure," I replied.
I rolled my chair back, and bent down under my desk to get a better look.
That's when I saw it.
Yep. You guessed it. My laptop was not connected to a power source. It was turning off because it was drained of all it's stored power. It needed to recharge, and in order to do that, it need to be connected to a power source.
More than slightly embarrassed, I told the nice man to cancel my ticket, that I was sure I had discovered the issue and would not need Desk Side to drop by.
"Why," I asked myself, "is the power connection the last place I seem to look to find a solution to my technical issues?"
A reality.
Why, indeed. Seems to be a theme in my life.
I often find my soul, the very essence of my being, overwhelmed with my self-inflicted/overloaded schedule; unloving to those who mean the most to me; impatient with a simple question; agitated by what I view as inaction, mediocrity or incompetence; and exhausted by the demands in my life--real or imagined.
"Why me?" I pout.
Until I hear the whisper.
Not from the Help Desk or the tech guy from the Conference Centre.
Not a chiding or "talkin' to."
But an invitation.
To connect--again.
To THE Power Source.
To spend time with Him. To listen to Him as I read His Word. To confess and repent of my heart attitudes. To pray.
Yet, often it's the last place I "check."
You see:
His power is all we need for life - (2 Peter 1:3)
By His power we are strengthened (Colossians 1:11)
It is his power that is at work within us. (Ephesians 3:20)
Feeling hurried, overwhelmed, agitated--just downright powerless. Need to recharge?
Have you checked your connection--to THE Power Source?
Why not accept His whispered invitation to connect...today.














