His grace is enough...

Our Daily Bread
I have a weakness.  OK, I admit that I have more than one weakness!  hehehe  My main weakness feels debilitating at times.  It feels like it swirls too many thoughts in my mind and too many feelings in my heart.  I am not always rational.  I am not always upbeat and steady.  I sometimes act out due to this weakness.  I can demand attention from folks that shouldn't be relied on to pay attention to me.  I argue with God about why my weakness, my needs, are not being met.  It has gotten a little worse lately.  I am not sure why.

So what does my Bible study and prayer life say about these things?  The devotional today put it all in perspective:
II Cor 12:9-10:
9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

My sincere prayer is that I can relax in my weaknesses, although I hate them more each day, so I that Christ's power can rest on me.  For when I am weak, I am strong.

Lord, thank you for weakness.  If I was as strong as I think I am, I would not need you in my life!  How messed up my life would be then!

Technology Thursday
More Apple rumors
There are more Apple rumors about the iPad3 and the iPhone(s).  iPad3 will not be out until next year.  Apple is trying to stay ahead of the competition with the new release.  They have an amazing product!  There are all kinds of iPhone rumors going around.  There is a rumor of an inexpensive iPhone4 coming out.  There are rumors of the iPhone5 being out as early as September.  There is also some unsurety around Apple's future with the retirement of Steve Jobs.

HP flop
HP released a tablet computer called TouchPad a few months ago.  It was not a great product, at least in the eyes of the public.  They discounted the product by $50, then $100, then cleaned out their inventory with a $99 and $149 blowout last weekend!  HP said they are getting out of some of the consumer products like PCs and tablets.  We will see how that goes.

Google buys Motorola Mobile
Motorola split into two separate companies -- Mobile and the base Motorola business.  Google bought Motorola Mobile for their patents.  There is a huge patent war going on with the big companies such as Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung and others.  Lots of lawyers are making lots of money on these suits!  We will see how it all shakes out.

Other Stuff
I had a busy evening last night.  I stopped by Microcenter on the way home.  I dropped off laundry.  I took a very short nap since I didn't sleep well the night before.  I finished working on the laptop that I am selling to a friend.  I put the base on the small LCD TV I am selling to another friend.  I have a lot of nice stuff that I rarely use.  I am getting rid of some of it.  I also have someone picking up my old couch.  I have been trying to get rid of it for months.  I want me new policy to be: if I own it, I use it regularly.  If I don't use it, I don't need it in my house.  I will see how that goes.  I also had a good conversation with a close friend.  I have been needy this week and fully admitted that to him.  ;-(

Not much planned for this weekend.  I want to see the movie Columbiana.  I have my team meeting Saturday morning.  I want to rebuild the computer in my office and maybe fix the LCD screen a friend gave me.  I will see how things go.

Hang in there, my friends!  I will do my best to be upbeat and steady.  That is what I do...