iPhone Home

You've probably seen the ads.  A basic cell phone with really big numbers.  And NO extras.  This is what I told my husband that I wanted.  I don't want to text, surf the net, play games or take pictures.  I just want a BASIC phone that calls people.  Really, that's all I want. 

Then I saw the iphone for the first time.  It was elegant.  Intuitive.  Comfortable to hold and very easy to use.  In the twenty or so minutes I spent waiting for my husband to handle whatever business he had at the AT&T store, I was hooked. 

That was two years ago.  Now, as I prepare for my upgrade to the latest and greatest, I realize that I would be hard pressed to live without this amazing device.  I have been able to keep in better contact with friends I don't see very often by using Facebook.  I get periodic updates from my kids during their work/school day via text that they never would have called me about.  I have taken pictures I never would have captured since I'm forever leaving my camera at home.  And then, of course, there's Angry Birds....nuff said.

I realize that I make some pretty ridiculous demands of God too.  I give Him my list letting Him know exactly what I want..... and don't want.  Specifically.  I think He must be chuckling up there as He prepares to give me exactly what I need instead.  I may think I want simple or basic, but He, out of all of His vast storehouse of resources, wants to give me elegance.  I want to settle for easy; He wants to challenge me to try something new.  I want to focus on one thing; He wants to show me my potential.  

Staying in close connection with Him in that comfortable, intuitive relationship that I constantly seek is key to accepting all He has for me...whether blessing or challenge.  And that's a great reminder to "phone Home."