Ever felt like talking to someone and they were
just not there to hang out with you or pick up the phone or simply too busy to
be bothered really? If you were desperate, you probably left countless
voicemail messages and later, much later you probably wished u had not left so
many. Like I once heard someone say, if they don’t pick it up the first, second
and third time they probably can’t or don’t want to so just stop already. I
suppose in a way the traditional telephones before cell phones were much gentler on
the soul in that if not picked you could easily comfort yourself by assuming
there was no one available to pick it up. Now with your number flashing on the
screen, call barring, call diverting you just never know what it could be.Ha!
Anyway, all
these telephone thoughts got me thinking how grateful i
am for the gift of prayer and how easy it is to pray at any time, any place. I
am glad i don’t have to wait to be called back or leave a voicemail message
just because at that point God is not available. In my opinion if anyone should
be too busy to take a moment to listen then it should be God , what with all
the people of the world to listen to, birds to feed, wars to be stopped and a
whole lot more, yet he is the ever accessible
to us or at least those of us who choose to get in touch with him. So next time
before you frantically search for your friend on chat, text or call to share a problem,
vent a frustration or share a joy just remember to send a prayer first. Telephone God. For too
often we run to people that really can’t help us except by listening and
sometimes make us regret even telling them whatever news we had in the first
place whilst on the other hand God always has a plan, a good plan for your life.
