I tried and tried to upload images to my posts but was continuously bombarded by the annoying permission error:

“Unable to create directory /wp-content/uploads/2010/01. Is its parent directory writable by the server?”

I attempted so many fixes. I tried changing permissions on my folders and was unsuccessful.
I tried using the flash uploader and was still unsuccessful.

Finally it hit me!!! When in doubt go back to the basics!
So many errors actually spell out there own solution. But we in our overcomplicated way of thinking manage to make things so difficult on ourselves.

Isn’t that true out of so much we do in life? Not just with computers. But with everything. Even our relationships. Its that way with God too. He has made things so easy for us. But somehow we muck things up. We cloudy the crystal clear water. We think to ourselves, “it can’t be that easy. So I’m going to do things the hard way”. All God has asked of us is that we give him a chance. That we listen to what he has to say. And when we listen. To those simple word He says. What a joy! What a peace we have! Jesus says today “I love you”. Can that be any simpler?

Oh my I’ve almost forgotten! The reason I couldn’t upload images was soooooo simple. I went back to the error. It said it can’t create the directory. So I checked how WordPress was setup under “Settings > Miscellaneous”. And there it was!

[ /wp-content/uploads ] “Default wp-content/uploads”

HAHA! I had an extra slash in my location. Once I removed the slash from the beginning of the folder location, everything was fine and dandy.

I was immediately able to upload images. And it had nothing to do with permissions to folders. Rather that I had my focus in the wrong place. So how about you? Do you have your focus on Jesus today? Or has your focus waned?

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