Is anything too hard for the Lord?

Today, I laid hands on my laptop!
Not like fingers typing on the keys.
But like "the laying of hands... healing."

You think I'm kidding.
I am not.

It's been one of those days.

And then I needed to get a post written.
So when I picked up my unplugged,
closed laptop off of the chair,
I was surprised to find that
it was smoking' hot.

It usually only gets like that
if I've really pushed it's limits
and used it way too long.

But it had been setting closed
​and idle on a chair for hours.
Why on earth was this thing hot?

Now when I opened I up
and tried to use it...
black screen.
No response.
Completely shut down.

What?
No, this isn't how it's supposed to be.
I need my laptop to work right now.

So I do the logical thing and plug it in.
Nothing.
I waited for it to charge.
Nothing.

I decided to move the charger
to a new outlet.
Now the charger feels
smokin' hot.

And the screen was still black.
No response.
Completely shut down.

I had been concerned about writing,
But honestly, now I'm more concerned
about all that I had saved
on it's hard drive.

So I plugged it in and let it charge longer...
without me staring at it.
Like in another room,
for a couple hours.
And when I came back to it...
the screen was still black.
No response.
Completely shut down.

So that's when I decided to pray.

Not like a last resort
kind of prayer.

But an honest,
I know I am powerless,
literally,
to do anything else...
kind of prayer.

And the first thing that came to mind...
was a prayer that I had read earlier.
More of a cry to Hod for help, really.

It had been spoken by Asa, the king of Judah
in from of all his mighty troops.
It seems that Zerah the Ethiopian
had come against him with and army
of one million men.

One million....
thsys a huge army!

So let me tell you...
Judah ws not that large of a kingdom.
At this point in history, Asa was only king
over two of the twelve tribes.
He had nowhere near what it would take
to win a battle like this.

But he did know someone
who could help...

For this is how he was described...
Asa did what was good and right
in the eyes of the Lord his God,
2 Chronicles 14:1 NKJV

​And when he saw these Ethiopians coming
Asa didn't cower, or turn and run.
Rathef, he faced the sitatuuon head on.
He did not hesitate to
set his troops in battle array in the valley...
And Asa cried out
to the Lord his God, and said,
“Lord, it is nothing for You to help,
whether with many or
with those who have no power;
help us, O Lord our God,
for we rest on You,
and in Your name we go against this multitude.
O Lord, You are our God;
do not let man prevail against You!”
2 Chronicles 14:11

And because of his faith,
the Ethiopians were overthrown
and broken before the Lord and His army.
And not only did God
gave king Asa a swift victory,
but He also gave his men
great abundance in the spoils.

So that is what I set my mind upon.
Victory from God...
abundance in His power.

I went to the other room and got my laptop.
Unplugged it held it between both hands.
i was facing this situation,
like Asa faced his...
head on, with faith.

Before even opening it,
I began to pray.

Lord, is there anything too hard for You?
You are the God of more,
of victory, of Heaven's army.
And You can certainly infuse my laptop
with power, regardless of any lacking charge
coming from this cable or any outlet.

I trust You Lord, over any earthly technology.
I will not doubt. Help me Lord,
for I rest in and depend upon You.
In Your name, Jesus, I pray... Amen.

I opened my laptop.
And the screen was still black.
No response.
Completely shut down.

I pressed the power button,
just I had before, countless times.

But this time, I held it down
as I prayed in faith
asking God to override it with His power.

For nothing is too hard for my God!

The screen stayed black
for several seconds...
and then it happened,

The sound, the light.
A bar scrolled across the screen
as it began to reboot.

I laughed out loud
and thanked the Lord...
He is so very good.

I know this seems like nothing
compared to the million men
that king Asa was facing in battle.

But if nothing was to big for God...
can my faith also say,
nothing is too small for him as well?

Doesn't that show his care for me
in the details, in the little things?

Nothing is too hard, or too easy;
too heavy, too light, or too insignificant.

He cares about the things,
about which I care.
And He wants to answer me
when I call.

How sweet it was of Him
to fight this battle for me.
To relieve my stress and frustration,
to save me from fear and anxiety
of losing all that was saved.

Word of God,
train me, today...
to call upon You in prayer
when I need more power,
to know that You desire
to answer my prayers,
both big and small.

Lord,
I am confident
that it is nothing for You to help
those with no power.

I will rest in You