God Will Get Your Attention
The Master called my name one day
because He needed someone to go:
I said "Lord, in my spare time,
between school, spending time with
my husband, working from 8 to 6,
and trying to coordinate a program
for my community to help our children
do better, I will help you look.
See, I know I can't go right now
cause I have so much to do."
He said "Well where shall I find such
a person? I thought I saw your name
on my list of available people."
"Well Lord, that was the prayer
that I prayed last year,
but since then, things have changed."
He said "like what?"
Well I'm working on my Ph.D.
and I'm needed by so many people
and my husband is always wanting
something done, and on top of that
my community EXPECTS
me to help and give to them so..."
"Well, seeing that you're busy, I'll let you go,
but we will talk again, if YOU have some time."
I went on through the days, and the weeks,
and the months completing my task as always.
One evening, while studying for my
comp exams, I received a call from
the hospital concerning my husband.
He had been in a terrible accident
and was in critical condition.
I dropped everything and ran
to the hospital where I found my husband
hanging on for dear life.
I immediately begin to pray
"Lord, don't take him now,
I can't bare it" but my prayer
echoed off the wall and returned
into mine own ear.
That next morning I left the hospital
tired and weary, and walked in the door
of my classroom just in time
to begin my comps. As the professors
begin asking me questions
I opened my mouth to speak but
nothing came out. In my mind,
I begin praying, praying hard,
but my prayer echoed again and found
myself upset at God because he was
no where to be found.
I could not explain to them
what was happening.
After leaving from my exams,
I called in to work because I was so
distraught at all that was going on.
I explained to my supervisor
what had happened and she demanded
that I take some time off.
After visiting my husband in the hospital
that evening, I went home and fell into
a sunken state crying and despairing.
Just then I heard someone calling my name.
"Lord, is that YOU?"
"Well, yes it is. Do YOU have some time?
I wanted to see if I could just talk ....."
Instead of waiting to hear His questions,
I lashed out in anger and resentment.
"How is it that when I needed You today,
YOU couldn't be found and last night
I cried and cried but all I heard were echoes
from the walls. My husband is dying,
I'm flunking out of school, I may not
have a job and You can just sit and say
YOU want to talk..."
The Lord interrupted me in my foolish
speaking. "My child, I was busy,
out looking for someone to go and tell
others about me when you cried.
By the time I came to answer you had
moved on to something else.
So, I decided to let your husband rest,
and keep you home for a few days that way MAYBE you
would get in touch
with
me,
if YOU had some time. For you see,
before your husband, the community
or your job needs you, I NEED YOU.
And if all these things take you away from me,
I have to almost take them away
from YOU, in order to get a moment."
I calmed down and began to cry.
For I remembered my prayer of wanting
to go and do for the Lord.
He said "I just wanted to recheck
with you to see if you knew of ANYONE
that I could send to be a witness for me and tell
others about me...
any
one at all....?"
With tears in my eyes and feeling so
unworthy I said "Lord, send me, I'll go."
God should never have to ask us if we have some time.
When He died on
the
cross he put aside everything to insure us eternal
life.
We should be more than GRATEFUL
to do service for the Lord,
to witness, and to tell ANYONE
we can about Jesus.
Don't let your "things," WHATEVER
they may be, get you so tied up
that God has to become a meeting time
in your yearly planner.
He had more than enough time for us.
The least we could do
is have time for Him.
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