Telephone

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.