Well, it happened again. It's kind of a weird, yet neat, experience when it happens. It doesn't happen all the time but maybe once a year or so. Yet, whenever it does happen, it brings a smile to my face.
The other day I was in my office at my desk thinking about Nancy, my wife, and wondering how her day was going. So, I reached for the phone and picked up the handset (yes, I was using the landline). As I brought the phone to my ear I noticed there was no dial tone, just total quietness. Finally, I said hello and guess who was on the other end of the line. You guessed it, it was Nancy. She had just decided to call me, so she had dialed the number but before it had even rung, I picked up the phone and that connection was made between us.
Now I'm not going to claim any super mystical psychic powers are at work, although I do believe there can be a strong emotional and mental connection that develops between close friends and between husbands and wives. I also believe there are many untapped “potentials” within our brains or within ourselves that we don't utilize.
But it is kind of neat knowing and realizing that Nancy and I were thinking about each other at that same moment. In that moment all I had to do was pick up the receiver and there she was…ready to talk to me.
Well, you know we can each have that kind of relationship and connection with God. It doesn't happen through some mysterious psychic power or connection. It happens through something we call prayer. Actually, with prayer you don't even have to pick up the telephone and dial a number. You don’t even have to wait for a chance meeting with God by accident. In prayer all you have to do is turn your heart and thoughts to God and then begin to speak. You don't even have to talk out loud you can speak in your heart or mind… but still the connection is made. And the truth is, God enjoys that connection and the relationship that grows from those moments.
Today, as we journey through this day, may we remember to take advantage of this immediate connection that is available to each of us with God. There is no secret number to memorize and no special contortions to go through to get connected. All you have to do is desire to be touched by the presence of God and then simply speak with God. That’s it!! The connection is made, the communication with God happens, and the relationship is strengthened.
So, in the midst of the rush of life, take a moment sometime today to simply say, “Hi God it’s me…” Then tell God what’s going on in your life because God is waiting to hear from you.
Pastor Keith