Wild Goose Chase

I was sent on a wild goose chase yesterday at work and it got me in trouble with the right and the left hand because neither knew what the other was doing. I found this very frustrating and unnecessary but I had to be the one apologizing in the end because everyone's feathers were getting ruffled.

I woke up this morning determined to find a way to use a "patch" for my problem. This all started over a certain computer program. I need it for my new job and I guess it is not easy to get hands on this program. I found and old student version of this program yesterday and I loaded it to try and "patch" my problem.

Well the student version doesn't work with the data I am using (my data is too big) and so I was sunk. Just then God took my eyes and hands and sent me to the programs list for this computer (one they are letting me use while I work on my PhD). THE PROGRAM WAS THERE!!!! Before this laptop was loaned to me they had just automatically loaded a VERY expensive statistics package that I had rarely ever used before and had not asked for.....amazing. I cannot help but think that God designed this moment for me 7 months ago when this laptop was bought and set up for a lowly graduate student who doesn't like goose chases but can see the lesson in them all the same.

Wow. Take a moment and make sure that you look at all possible options before you set off on your own unnecessary frustrating journey. There's lessons in everything, that's been confirmed yet again today.

Have a wonderful Day!