His Time-- Not Ours

As I (CA) am writing this on my phone and editing it and posting it, along with being interrupted by a phone call, which I took, it has become quite apparent to me that our lives are constantly in warp drive/ light speed. I would completely deny and contest it if somebody accused me of it too. But then stop and think, we carry around phones the size of a deck of cards, with more powers than a computer. Wait. Just 50 years ago a rotary phone was new age. My parents had one in our house when I was little. Do you know how long it takes to dial a long distance number with a rotary phone? Days, it takes days!! And then only 50 years before that phone wasn't even an option everything was done with a telegraph, which is even slower. Now we are spoiled. We call and text and email constantly! And we are answered immediately. No waiting or holding on. No, "hey I missed your call and I didn't check the answer machine"!

We may be missing the fact that God doesn't have reception to our smart phones, even though He is on our prayer speed dial and we call on Him all the time. If you didn't know, He takes everybody’s calls. But he has a tendency to answer on His time table, which usually isn't as quick as we get back to one another with a text.

We need to remember the story of Jacob and how he worked for seven years to accomplish his goal.  Then, mid-stream, Jacob was cheated and had to put in more time! Yet, even with the examples from the Bible, we still demand prompt customer service at all hours, night and day. We seem to expect our demands to be answered immediately with a crack of lightning from God.

As we press a little deeper into this year, whose time table are we on when we pray? Ours or the Lords? I'm certain, with all my faith, that He will lead us down the right path. Of course, at the start, it might not look like the super highway we had hoped for. Probably not, but I'm sure God will have us showing up right on time to the party! (Or just 15 minutes late cause that's fashionable and nobody wants to be first to the party.)

P.S. - to all the clock watchers it took you five minutes to read this! And you only missed a couple texts, a call, and 3 emails!

Who's On Your Radar?

As Christians we are taught about spreading the word and the love of Jesus and our Lord. This task seems daunting, complicated, epic, and at least just a little scary! Ok let's be honest, really, really scary and very daunting.

Where do I start? What do I say? What if they blow me off? What if they attack me with things I can't answer? Lots of “what-if's” and a very scary endeavor to say the least. But we are still missing a very important step-- who!

Who are we suppose to spread the word to? Who!?

Now, we all can bet that, with our Christmas and Thanksgiving charity still fresh in our minds, the homeless and less fortunate are a great focus for starting this endeavor. Possibly, poverty stricken areas are the place the word needs to be spread the most. These are probably common ideas and places-- may be right or may be wrong. But are these our first choices of resources for spreading the joy of Christ? Are they first on the list? Perhaps the people closest to you are not in any need of your help discovering the word.

But, I ask, “Who is on your radar?” Who do you think needs your help the most?

Are the people you interact with everyday in need? When your radar goes off, who are the people that you’re overlooking that need help and comfort in the Lord the most? How many people do you talk to at work, grocery store, the mall, friends and family who are looking for help; who are desperate for an outlet to share and grow in their faith and to find comfort in the Lord?

I (CA) am a perfect example. Two years ago you wouldn't have even thought of trying to talk to me about faith or God or love; but with a small helping hand, BANG! Here I am! Actively taking part in my faith and expressing and learning and studying the word! So, I guess I’m asking, how many people do you walk by, talk to, share stuff with, or Facebook with who are a little lost or looking for a friend to step forth to the Lord and take away a little bit of the scary part, the fear?

This blog is our church. It’s our community to help and promote our faith and spirit with each other! This is a chance for us to write and share our faith and grow in spirit to know that we aren't alone and to take the scary part away! So I guess the question is, "WHO IS ON YOUR RADAR!?"