God is There, Listening for All~

What’s worse than getting stuck in an elevator?  How about getting stuck in an elevator with a roach?

Yes, dear ones, it happened to me.  There are four things that really freak me out: Roaches, rats, snakes, and sharks.  Roaches are number one because I see more of them than the other three.  

So there I was stuck in the elevator with a huge two-inch roach, and it may as well have been an escaped convict.  I was terrified, and of course the space was limited, so it scurried around trying to avoid me too and came close – too close – so I screamed bloody murder.

Not my finest moment, but amen and glory, someone hit a switch somewhere and the door soon opened.  I ran out and never did find out if the roach made it.  Don’t honestly care.

I have zero doubt that God heard my, “JESUS, HELP ME!”

But I will admit there may have been a time when I would have had to scream saying: “DEAR GOD, I KNOW I HAVEN’T TALKED TO YOU IN A WHILE BUT I NEED YOU.  ARE YOU THERE? I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF A CRISIS AND COULD USE YOUR HELP!”

Look at how long it took to read all that.  By the time I would have finished praying, the roach could have started munching on my nails.  Yes, people, roaches eat nails and hair.

God always hears us when we cry out.  But we are the ones who feel the barrier because we don’t make prayer a habit, and that’s when we start our prayers with excuses and/or apologies. 

It is kind of awkward to run into someone for the first time in six months and ask for a favor without at least finding out how they are doing.  But our Lord is not just any someone.  The Bible says in Psalm 145:18, “God’s there, listening for all who pray, for all who pray and mean it.”

I highlighted the word “all” because God is there, right there, waiting for you and me and anyone else who prays and means it.  It is never a question of how we feel, or what we think, but rather an acceptance of this truth – that God is always right there, wherever we are, listening for us.

PRAYER:  Dear Lord, Thank You for always listening out for us.  It is reassuring to know that You are always so close to us.  We need you, and we mean it!  In Jesus’ name, AMEN~