PrintComputers are great when they are behaving themselves and frustrating when they are not. So I was in anything but a good mood when I rang my friend who is a computer whiz and poured out my tale of woe and frustration concerning my PC.
Lengthy directions over the phone didn't resolve the problem. But then he sent me a link that allowed him to get inside my computer, eliminate the middle man (me!) and fix the problem directly. I was quite fascinated as I watched the cursor move around the screen seemingly of its own volition yet knowing that about 150 kms away my friend was controlling my computer as he looked for the problem.
But my fascination slowly gave way to a realization. In creating this link between his computer and mine, I had given him permission and access to wander around inside my computer, to go wherever he needed or wanted to go in search of the cause of my problem. What if there were personal details that he came across? What if he unwittingly came across confidential correspondence? What if he needed to look into my internet history?
Fortunately, my friend is entirely trustworthy and, even if he did stumble into private material, I have no doubt about his integrity. This experience has helped me appreciate the value of transparency and accountability. Knowing that my computer activity was under the potential scrutiny of my friend made me feel transparent. There was no place to hide.
I can also see how such transparency might eventually lead to being held accountable. Yet to know that someone was "walking around inside my computer" created the weirdest feeling. I had a feeling of vulnerability.
It got me thinking about the knowledge God has of my inner life. Having opened my life to Him and invited Him to find and fix the problem/s, I have given Him access to every part. He knows all the pin numbers, account numbers, passwords, correspondence, internet details etc.
As much as I trust my friend in giving him this kind of access to my computer, I seek to trust God more. He has given me a spiritual "link" and I have installed it on the computer of my life. His presence in my life is now a powerful enabler to be a "right person" and to do the "right thing".
