The enemy is alive and well… and so am I.
If you follow my blog with any regularity, I imagine you have noticed my total lack of presence during the holidsy season. My last post was at the end of November, and not long after that, I simply fell off the grid from your perspective.
December was busy as usual with all of the holiday events, work which gets really wierd at the end of the year, and of course shopping for gifts mostly for the young ones in the family that I have no idea what to get. I had planned a seasonal post that would bring Glory to God for the Christmas season, but it is abundantly clear that never happenned.
Early in December bad things started happening, mostly to my computer, but in real life as well. A good friend passed away and two others began having serious health concerns due to their advancing age. My church was continuing to battle a financial crisis, and a lot of quirky inconveniences began popping up on my computer.
The enemy was attacking with the intention of making Christmas a disaster in 2012.
How do I know it was the enemy? In retrospect I can see how the underlying sadness and frustration drained me of my Christmas spirit and prevented me from accomplishing the one thing I was determined to do… post a glorifying Christmas piece that would arouse feelings of peace, joy and hope.
The computer problems escalated through the month of December, and so I spent my time researching fixes, trying to update my antivirus, and repeatedly crashing and restoring my computer which had worked flawlessly up until December 2012. I neglected many things during this time. Phone calls went unanswered, emails went unread, social networks were ignored, and yesterday, after finally resolving the technical issues and restoring the computer to perfect health, I began the journey of catching up only to be confronted with the human fallout that occured during this ordeal. A long list of friends had suffered feelings of hurt and even rejection because I had shut eveyone out of my life.
The enemy had surely taken some ground, and now I must take it back!
Jimmy, Linda, Brett, Reinier, & Orimar, I apologize for not responding to your emails. Eric & Julie, I apologize for not responding to your letter. To all of my blogging friends, I apologize that I have not read or commented on your posts. Donna & Dave, I apologize for not reading your Christmas ecard until after the New Year. Donna, Dwan, Sharon, Sandy, and Marcia, I apologize for not answering or responding to your phone calls in a timely manner. Susie, I apologize for not reaching out to you for so long, missing both Christmas and New Years when I should have called, especially now that I know you have been going through a pretty rough patch in your life as well. To my friends and fans on facebook, I apologize that I neglected to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year. If I have missed anyone, please don’t hesitate to bring it to my attention.
That being said, I pray that you will all accept my apology, and I will do my best to not let you down again.
Blessings & Advanture,
Lynn “lynnibug” Rios
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