Not too long ago, Dad called me.
Like always, I got very excited and a big smile took over as I saw “Dad
calling” pop up on my phone. It’s my
Dad! I call and talk to my dad
practically every Sunday to check in on the animals, him and Thea, and see how
things are going. There’s just something
super special about the time we chat that I truly cherish.
About an hour after I got off the phone that day he called me, I
thought to myself, “Do I get that excited when God calls me? Do I always hear Him and know that it’s Him
when He calls?”
I thought about how Samuel mistakes God’s voice back in 1 Samuel 3
for Eli a few times before Eli told Samuel to “Go and lie down, and if he calls
you, say, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.” (v. 9) And then God responded
to Samuel with a vision.
How do we respond to God’s callings? Whether it be to serve? Or to
change something? Or to treat someone who has hurt you Christ-like and to keep
on loving and praying for them?
How has God revealed Himself to you lately? Through His word? By
talking to you? Have you seen Him? Or
are you too busy? Have you heard Him and
ignored Him because you were scared? Or maybe you have felt His presence
through a song?
God cherishes time with us, just like I cherish time with my Dad
(even if it’s via a phone call). How’s
your time with the Lord going these days?
