Information Overload

In today's society there is so much information avialable all the time in a variety of formats that is easy to become confused and overwhelmed. It is impossible to know what the truth really is because so much of what is out there is meant to influence instead of inform.

As a write this the east coast of the United States is under a deep blanket of white snow left behind by the blizzard of 2010. It may be the most snow fall on record for the state of Maryland. The public was warned about the approaching storm at least a week a head of time, even before it was a storm, and just a computer generated prediction of a storm. As the day of the arrival of the storm approached the reports of the snow fall got larger and larger. Schools closed, or closed early, federal employees got off work early, people made a mad dash to the grocery stores and other businesses to stock up on needed supplies. The snow started to fall, tiny little cold wet snow flakes, that at times were hard to see. There was nothing beautiful about the snow flakes, but they fell nonstop for over 27 hours.

The thing I love about snow is that it stops everything. It forces everything and everyone to stop or at least slow way down. That is what has happened on the east coast today. We are snowed in. Cities and counties have road crews out, but there's so much snow that it make take sevearal days to clear all the streets, and power lines are down all over the state. Newscast have been on all day providing viewers with details and assistance and warnings to stay put and staff off the roads. As always there are those that don't listen (I am not talking about those who have to go out like nurses, and etc.) and create more problems.

I've learned a lot during this blizzard. First I have learned that little tiny things like snowflakes when they come together can form something really big. The Bible says, "When two or three agree . . ." So this proves that if people work together they can accomplish great things, but we have to agree. Secondly, to accomplish something great takes time. It snowed for over 27 straight hours. Third, you cannot stop. It did not stop snowing during those 27 hours. Fourth, when people work together and do something great, they stop what is going on, and provide different options, and/or change things, hopefully for the better. Finally, I learned that if I listen to man and his knowledge is limited, and yet it is still a good thing for me to know, then it is even better for me to listen to God, because he knows everything. I should trust in God, more than I trust in man. The Bible says, "Be still and know that I am God." If we do this, we will not be confused or suffer from information overload.