I got two scares today and it was not a good feeling for me. Coincidentally they involved electronic gadgets and how these two glitches affected others.
One was in the afternoon when I was in Ngee Ann City Coffee Bean. A dear brother-in-Christ called to inform me that my MSN programme apparently sent out a virus file to all the people who are in my contact list.
I got a shock when I heard that. The call I received actually solved a mystery when at one point my MSN kept turning off and there was this notice informing me that another computer was accessing my MSN. Anyway, I immediately had my password changed and the problem stopped. I felt so bad that a virus file had been sent to my friends and I wrote a note of apology to all affected. I sure hope this is the first and last encounter. I am sorry if you are one of victims.
The second incident happened about an hour ago when I was informed by a church office staff that one of my Missions Committee members came to church for the committee meeting when it was actually cancelled. I was also told that the member was angry. I was puzzled that this sibling-of-Christ still came when I had already sent out a sms early this morning to inform every one of the cancellation.
Anyway, I tried calling this person but to no avail. My heart got very heavy as I did not mean for my committee member to make a wasted trip. A while later I got a call from this dear sibling and everything was settled when I gave my explanation.
I guess should there be another cancellation or postponement of meetings or appointments in future, I should not just depend on the sms but to make a call to every one involved so that such misunderstandings will not happen again. Guess the message I sent out is now in the sms purgatory.
This may not seem like a life and death situation but it is always incident like this that can create a rift or misunderstanding in God's family. The evil one would usually capitalise and blow the matter out of proportion. If I can minimise this from happening, I would.
Anyway, thanks be to God both incidents have been resolved.
Well, that is all. A sigh of relief indeed.
"Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope when you were called — one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. This is why it says: "When he ascended on high, he led captives in his train and gave gifts to men." (What does "he ascended" mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions? He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.) It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work." Ephesians 4:2-16
One was in the afternoon when I was in Ngee Ann City Coffee Bean. A dear brother-in-Christ called to inform me that my MSN programme apparently sent out a virus file to all the people who are in my contact list.
I got a shock when I heard that. The call I received actually solved a mystery when at one point my MSN kept turning off and there was this notice informing me that another computer was accessing my MSN. Anyway, I immediately had my password changed and the problem stopped. I felt so bad that a virus file had been sent to my friends and I wrote a note of apology to all affected. I sure hope this is the first and last encounter. I am sorry if you are one of victims.
The second incident happened about an hour ago when I was informed by a church office staff that one of my Missions Committee members came to church for the committee meeting when it was actually cancelled. I was also told that the member was angry. I was puzzled that this sibling-of-Christ still came when I had already sent out a sms early this morning to inform every one of the cancellation.
Anyway, I tried calling this person but to no avail. My heart got very heavy as I did not mean for my committee member to make a wasted trip. A while later I got a call from this dear sibling and everything was settled when I gave my explanation.
I guess should there be another cancellation or postponement of meetings or appointments in future, I should not just depend on the sms but to make a call to every one involved so that such misunderstandings will not happen again. Guess the message I sent out is now in the sms purgatory.
This may not seem like a life and death situation but it is always incident like this that can create a rift or misunderstanding in God's family. The evil one would usually capitalise and blow the matter out of proportion. If I can minimise this from happening, I would.
Anyway, thanks be to God both incidents have been resolved.
Well, that is all. A sigh of relief indeed.
"Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope when you were called — one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. This is why it says: "When he ascended on high, he led captives in his train and gave gifts to men." (What does "he ascended" mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions? He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.) It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work." Ephesians 4:2-16
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