I Know I said I’d start writing every day…at least I said I’ll TRY to write every day. The past three days, I really meant to….but my dear Mac just thought it didn’t want to work anymore. So now, I am still hanging on to my seat, hoping that the hard drive’s okay, and that there’s just a loose whatever.

I think this is the appropriate time to confess something that can be considered a grave sin for someone whose life is so intricately connected to computers and the internet:

….Okay…..here it is………..

…..I’m about to say it………..

……..Wait for it……….. wait for it…………………

I HAVE NO BACK-UP FILES!!!

Waaah! There! I blurted it out already!!!

*SHAME, SHAME, SHAME all over my face*

Ayayay! See, I thought I was organized and all….but I never deemed it an urgent thing to back up my files. I always thought that horror story of someone’s files getting wiped out could only happen to everyone else–except me. I guess You could say I tend to live in a bubble where I feel I am exempt from certain “disasters” in this world. Well, though I am still HOPEFUL that it’s not the hard drive, that bubble of mine just got popped.

As it turns out, I am reminded that I do not live in a bubble. As long as I am in this world, I cannot afford to think that life  gives me some form of “special treatment”. I most certainly cannot think that I am not vulnerable to the many things that are going on around me.

I am reminded of the verse, “So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!” (1 Corinthians 10:12)

This applies not just to my hard drive files, but more importantly to the areas in my life that are prone to some form of compromise– those that are prone to sin and its consequences (this basically implies all areas of my life then!).

For some reason I really just thought that my Mac was a special kind of Mac, which can never be brought down by any kind of virus. I foolishly thought it would last forever and that I’d never need to update or back up anything. I foolishly thought that it was okay to be nonchalant about ensuring that all that I considered important were securely filed and stored, with extra back-up.

Lord, I pray that I will not be so foolish as to think that I can never be brought down by any kind of sin or compromise. I pray that I will not be so foolish as to neglect the importance of taking extra measures to ensure that all that I consider important in my life are kept secure.

Lord, I thank you for reminding me that before having internet, I actually was able to manage pretty well….as I am doing, now.

But Lord, I still pray that it’s not the hard drive….lots of hard work and memories stored in there. Please? Please? Please???

I promise I will learn to back up my files na! Pramis talaga!  O:)

PS: I’m just borrowing Dennis’ laptop.

PPS: If I may ask….Can you please pray for me and my Mac’s hard drive, too??  Thank you!!

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