"Commas and Exclamation Points" 

Ecclesiastes 3:1 "There is a time for everything..."

Indeed there is. I get that. Things change! I get that. But sometimes things do not change for the better. For example, I know I use too many commas. I actually use three periods sometimes... as a pause, when I am not sure about commas. But Alas! Something has changed on my phone keyboard, which I use to type these devotionals. Typing with one finger is about the speed I speak very slowly and can think as I compose sentences. So it works for me. On a typical typing keyboard, I type too fast and the pauses can cause me to lose my train of thought. Soooo... I compose with my index finger on the phone. If this confession troubles you, forgive me. Back to the Alas! My keyboard has somehow replaced my comma with an exclamation point. This is causing typing frustrations. I will adapt. But, not happily. A deeper thought. I believe we should pause more often than we exclaim. If I exclaim, it should most often be about Jesus. I am reminded now during this learning curve period that I must slow down so I don't accidentally exclaim when I need to pause. Every comma has added a need to switch to the symbol keyboard, which reminds me of how many commas I use! So I shall pause until I learn to not exclaim too much inadvertently. Frustrating! Frustrating, but not an altogether bad reminder.

A time for everything... 
Pastor Fred