Resources > Devotions Download for the Heart Posted by Rev. Jeff Dixon, Senior Equipping Minister, CCC Ministries on Jan 31, 2007, 17:22

As expected, the Apple iPod music player and iTunes gift cards were extremely popular gifts over Christmas 2006. But even company officials underestimated just how in-demand their products would be.

As soon as the wrapping paper was thrown away on Christmas morning, users began connecting to the iTunes store to redeem their cards and download songs. But Internet traffic at the popular music website was so heavy that many users received error messages and were not allowed to log on. Others complained that it took as long as 20 minutes to download a single song.

Analysts said the dilemma occurred when too many people tried to access the site at the same time, thus overwhelming the Apple servers and frustrating users. Dan Frakes, senior editor at MacWorld magazine, said, "The store itself was working; there was just too much traffic." ("Online Shoppers Overwhelm iTunes Store," Houston Chronicle (12-27-06)

Thankfully, "overwhelmed" is a word that will never apply to God, no matter how many prayers and petitions flood his servers.

And hey…aren’t you glad?

That means as we come before Him as people who desperately need to be heard…He hears us. And not only does He hear us, but He downloads into our soul the very thing that we need to keep the soundtrack of our lives on track.