It’s been a busy week. I’m playing catch up from vacation last week and in the midst of all of this, I had an issue with my website that hosts my blog. It was a severe enough threat, that I got an email from the company and asked me to fix it as soon as possible.

Now here’s the thing about my website. I know nothing about it. A dear friend set it up for me and keeps it up-to-date. What I didn’t remember is that there are two locations for my blog. There’s one section where I write and post and make a change or two, but then there’s this whole back side portion that is where the real workings of Full Measure of Joy happens. This is the part that I know very little about.

So I had to find the link (in an old email from 2012…good thing I kept that!) to get to this part of FMoJ and I had to create a new, updated, difficult, crazy password to keep my blog from being attacked again. Okay, to keep my blog from being attacked any time soon.

Well there’s no way that I will ever be able to remember that password. It’s so difficult and random that I would think it should be secure for many years to come. But I also know that isn’t the case. I know there are computers out there running programs that look at every combination of letters, numbers and special characters until they get a hit. It’s at that moment they are able to access all the data on a website or a bank account or a credit card.

Here’s what these criminal minds don’t know. There’s nothing on FMoJ worth a dime. Nothing. So all that work they put into getting access was a waste of their time. Ha! You lose!

Well, that’s not entirely true. There is something of value on FMoJ. Do you know what it is? It’s the path that leads to eternal life! It’s the words of Jesus printed over and over. It’s the idea of grace and salvation. It’s the retelling of the story of Jesus from birth to ascension. It’s the account of God’s great love for mankind (and for each person individually) that He was willing to send Jesus to die for their ransom.

Oh how I pray that the person who has been wandering around behind the scenes was able to glimpse God through Full Measure of Joy. I pray that they were able to see the face of God and come to know Him for who He is. That would make changing the password and dealing with inconveniences worth the time.

To be honest this experience was a good reminder for me. A reminder for me to keep up with my blog and know the ins and outs. But more importantly for me to write what God places on my heart and to be bold in my words. I never know who might be reading this!

Grace and peace be yours in abundance,

Donna