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Cell Towers

2/3/2016

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I live in the country, and while I may be one of the only people in the state to actually use her cell phone for emergencies only, when I need to use it, I really need to use it.  Then it becomes more than a little aggravating to get only one or two bars or worse, the big red X—no service.  Wherever that tower is, it is to the southwest, and I have spent a lot of time wandering around in my southern field trying to turn that red X into at least three bars so I will get more than static and less likely be dropped. 
Once I was meandering with such rapt attention on that tiny little screen that when I finally got my three bars and stood stock still so I wouldn’t lose them, I found myself jumping around a moment later, covered in fire ants.  The only place I could get reception was in an ant bed!
            But cell towers do not matter when you need the Lord.  Whenever His children need Him, he is just a word or a thought away.  You don’t even have to dial, and you certainly don’t have to wander around outside in the heat or cold or rain trying to get a signal.  “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you,” James tells us (4:8).  Indeed when I looked up the word in a concordance I discovered that the only reason God is ever “far” from us is because we have gone far from Him (Isa 29:13; 33:13;  46:12; etc.).
            The next time you pull out that little monstrosity, remind yourself how blessed you really are.  You have a Father in Heaven who will answer your call no matter how many bars your spirit has left within you.  He will hear you, even if you only have strength left to whisper.
 
Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need, Heb 4:16.
 
Dene Ward
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Karen Moore
2/3/2016 06:26:20 am

The older I get, the more my prayer life has grown. Before I retired, I made use of my daily commute to spend time in prayer. I often commented that I needed a longer commute to talk about everything on my heart. I wonder at times how people survive without their faith and the power of prayer. Thanks for all your efforts to provide us with these meditation blog postings.

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Dene
2/3/2016 12:48:06 pm

The same has happened with me. I have no trouble filling up my prayers when before I was often at a loss. Life experience and longevity fills your mind with things you need to discuss with the only one you can truly count on to understand.

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