Multitasking

 

     Sometimes our lives get so busy that we feel like that man years ago who kept 12 plates spinning on poles and every time one would start to wobble, he would run to it and give it another spin.  There may be times that we don't feel as if we can do all that needs to be done.  A new word has come about which is "multitasking." It refers to doing more than one thing at once.  I now have ball point pens that do more than write.  One of them has a light in the other end.  A second pen has a light, a laser and a soft tip for using on electronic screens.  Our computers can have several programs running at the same time and we don't even know it is happening except when it breaks.  Philippians 4:12-13 says, "I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.  I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."  

      The human body, which was designed and created by God is the greatest of multi taskers.  When you drive a car your brain is doing a lot more calculating just in order to steer the car down the road.  Information from the eyes and ears give us input that is needed to make quick decisions.  It is true, that there are limits.  When the eyes are taken off of the road and put on something else, there is that chance for a terrible accident.  This passage reminds us of our capability with God.  God has His own way of protecting our system.  He knows just how much we can do and it is often more than we might think.  Our problems often comes when we panic at the thought of doing something that seems to be above our capability.  I often thought that I would never be able to stand in front of my school class and recite a poem, a passage or even a song.  The fear was for nothing, as when it was all done and  over, even I was surprised.  So, you see, God has given us the ability to stand, to speak, to see our audience, to hear sounds that are going on and even to detect aromas all at the same time.  Now, what computer can do that?  Praise God today for His design plan for us.  Truly, I can do all things through Christ Who gives me the strength to do so.