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Repair Men Love Me, by Steve Ridgell
It's true. Repair men love me, at least the ones who charge by the
hour. Any one hour repair job can become a four hour job at my house.
The reason is always the same: before I call the repair experts, I fix
it myself. So the one hour job is now complicated by the two hours of
work to undo my repair.
By now you may think I am an idiot. My wife would sometimes agree. Why
waste so much time and effort on what is obviously a doomed attempt to
fix something myself. I really have no expertise to apply to most of my
do it yourself efforts. The manufacturer obviously has specifications
and procedures for their product. You would think my track record would
even discourage me from future efforts.
So why do I keep attempting to repair appliances, cars, and house
problems? Am I too proud, too stubborn, or too ignorant? Maybe I just
like the idea of being in control. I know it will not turn out well,
but I do it anyway. It will be time consuming, expensive, frustrating,
and stressful.
Maybe this is a metaphor for life. Why are we so compelled to try to
fix things in our life by ourselves? Most of us have a track record
that proves we do not do well when we are in charge. So many things are
out of our control anyway. Yet we persist in believing we can fix even
our broken relationships. We do it as mates, parents, and friends.
There is someone who can repair broken lives. God made us and he knows
how we work best. He even gave us a repair manual that explains our
relationship with him. He knows what he is doing. I have seen the
results in my life and in others. And I have seen the results of our
efforts to fix things. If I had just realized this earlier, I would
have saved a lot of heartache and not wasted so much time.
God can repair the most important relationship of all … our
relationship with him.
Why do I insist on trying to fix things myself?
If you want to know how to let him repair your broken relationship,
write me at steve@hopeforlife.org.
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* Real Community
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* I Don't Get Technology
http://www.heartlight.org/articles/200709/20070926_technology.html
* Hope for Life!
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