Talk to God...are you using your minutes?

In this week's papers, I read one of "The Family Circus" comic strips (by Bil Keane) that caught my attention.  It was from Monday, September 12th.  Dolly is kneeling on top of her bed covers with her hands clasped together, looking up at her mother. Her mom has a loadful of things in her arms and looks pretty worn out from a probable long day.  Dolly asks: "How many 'Talk to God' minutes does our family plan allow?"

How many 'Talk to God' minutes does our family plan allow?

What a teaching moment Mom has.  But, it's night-time, it's bedtime.  Who knows exactly how she responded, but it sure has made me think!

Here are some of my thoughts on God's talk plan:

• In God's talk plan, there are unlimited minutes!  You can keep the line open for as long as you want!  WARNING:  Remember that conversations are a two-way street.  Don't use all your minutes to talk.  Be prepared to spend quite a few of those minutes listening!
• In God's talk plan, we can use our minutes anywhere, anytime.  It only takes a split second to make the connection.
• In God's talk plan, there is no need for "roll-over" minutes because they are unlimited. 
• In God's talk plan, everyone has the same amount of minutes; it's up to us whether or not we choose to use them.

Like Dolly, we may have something we need to talk to God about.  Let's use the family plan minutes and start up the conversation.  It's time for some talking and listening. ☺

One way I listened this morning is through a devotion I ready in Jesus Calling by Sarah Young.  Today's devotion, September 16th:

I designed you to live in union with Me. This union does not negate who you are; it actually makes you more fully yourself. When you try to live independently of Me, you experience emptiness and dissatisfaction. You may gain the whole world and yet lose everything that really counts.

Find fulfillment through living close to Me, yielding to My purposes for you. Though I may lead you along paths that feel alien to you, trust that I know what I am doing. If you follow Me wholeheartedly, you will discover facets of yourself that were previously hidden. I know you intimately--far better than you know yourself. In union with Me, you are complete. In closeness to Me, you are transformed more and more into the one I designed you to be.

Mark 8:36; Psalm 139:13-16; 2 Corinthians 3:17-18

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Are you using your minutes?

Are you spending some time listening?

Know that you can talk to God anytime, anywhere along your journey,

~Debra ☺