Communication
Prayer
is the way and means God has appointed for the communication of the blessings
of His goodness to His people. A.W. Pink
Last
Friday I went to the bank. It was the
same day that I lost my ATM card in the ATM machine. That should have been my
first clue that I should have stayed away from the bank. It ate it and wouldn’t give it back. At lunch I decided to go to the bank and
transfer money to my other banking institution so I would have cash available.
I
had a check that needed to be deposited so I decided to deposit that as
well. When I get to the bank I realize
that I have the wrong checkbook so I can’t make my deposit so I decide to go
ahead and deposit the check I had with me.
The
teller at the bank asked me if I needed an ink pen and I told her I did so she
sent me hers. As I finish filling out my
deposit slip I look down and the ink pen she loaned me is missing the cap. So I proceed to start looking for the
cap. I turn to her and tell her I lost
her cap. She responds by saying “Oh
No”. She then tells me, “Did you look
between the seats?” I told her “Yes I
did.” She then says “What about between
the door and the seat? She then tells me, “Let me close the teller door so you
can open your door to look there.” I do
that but find no pen cap. By this time I
am thinking, this must be her favorite pen because why else would she have me
keep looking for it. She then says, “Did you look on the floorboard?” My next thought is I’ll pay her for the whole
pen if she will just make my deposit and let me go. She then says, “Why don’t you pull up into
the parking lot and open both doors and look for it?” I am now thinking she is taking a pen cap to
the extreme. She then tells me, “Why
don’t I send you back your deposit and you can return later when you find
it?
It
hit me then. I turn to the window and
tell her, “I lost the “Cap” to your pen.
She then says, “I thought you said you lost your Cash.” Then she says, “I don’t care about the
cap.” Then we both start laughing. She thought I lost my cash and I thought she
knew I lost her pen cap.
This
is how miscommunication starts. Have you
ever had that happen? This is an extreme
example of miscommunication but it happens every day to each of us. When you think about it, God communicates
with us every day too. How many times do
we miss His communication and lose out on His blessing for us? If we don’t make a conscious effort to listen
for His voice we may miss the blessing of a lifetime. Sometimes his communication comes in the form
of a friend telling us something when God has sent the message. Other times it is a complete stranger
delivering the message and we miss it entirely.
Don’t
miss out on God’s communication. It may
come in a whisper, a song or even from a most unlikely source. Take the time to listen for His voice. Some of life’s greatest blessings are often
missed because we fail to listen for His communication.
Prayer for the Day: Heavenly
Father, sometimes I miss Your communication with me because I am moving too
fast or not paying attention. How many
blessings have I missed in my lifetime because I didn’t take the time to listen
and slow down? Thank You for loving me
enough to keep trying to communicate with me.
I want to be a better listener for Your voice. Help me to keep my focus on You so that I
won’t miss the blessings you have in store for me.
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