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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

On Hold?


This is my phone. Not my 'home' phone...but my work phone. This phone is the reason that I don't answer the phone at home. Unless Jeff is not home. If he's home, he is sweet enough to answer it---:) (whether he really wants to or not)--we never screen calls...either we are home or we are not---if we are home we pick up.
This phone can make you crazy. I should know---see---it is what makes me crazy!

Please allow me to give you a brief run-down of my day....I get there...after having driven about 42 miles...phone is ringing. Walk in the door--- answer the phone. I try and remember if it is morning or afternoon (sometimes I do really well at this...sometimes not so well). Good morning "blaahby, blaahby" (attorney's names---we chose to shorten the length from 5 names to just the first two--thank you LORD!)---then while I listen---I write....most of what they say. Now the tricky part is if another line starts ringing while they are still talking...hmmmm. Please hold----Good morning "blaahby, blaahby"....yes mam, can you please hold? Go back to line number 1, apologize for asking them to hold, finish taking message, hurry back to line number two and line number 3 rings. Please hold. Take line 3 and then line 4 rings. Good morning, "blaahby, blaahby", please hold. PLEASE HOLD. PLEASE HOLD...PLEASE HOLD...Do you see where you might get a tad crazy??? Well? DO YOU?

Sorry. Got a bit out of hand there---(I didn't mention that all the while the phone is ringing...I am greeting clients---creating files, entering time/data for 4 of the 5 attorney's for every minute of the work day for them---every minute of their time is documented...yeah. right. by me---no don't feel bad. After all---this is my job....so I'm cool with it...most of the time.---That MUST be the reason for my twitching left eye! Yikes!)

Have you ever paused to think about how many "calls" the Lord receives in a day? It is unimaginable. I cannot begin to fathom how in the world He does it! But---then He is God. He can do it. I get frustrated when someone tries to talk to me when I'm on the phone. But He doesn't. He just handles it all with such finesse. Never does He miss a call. You NEVER have to leave a message. YOU are NEVER put on hold! He is always there! Try Him. Try the line. Call Him. Call upon Him.

Psa 50:15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

Psa 55:16 As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.

Psa 91:15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I [will be] with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

Jer 29:12 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.

Did you find the words..."call upon me and if I am not too busy with someone else I will answer you?"....No---you didn't. NOR will you ever. You will never call Him and get a busy signal. Neither will He ever be too busy ---nor too far away---or tied up---or have a "shortened arm"---or a deaf ear---or any other hindrances that I am missing....

We are His beloved children---His heirs. With an incredible inheritance awaiting each one of us!

Rom 8:17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with [him], that we may be also glorified together.

Gal 3:29 And if ye [be] Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

Tts 3:7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Jam 2:5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

So---if you've made that call----or if you have that problem----or have a certain need....and you don't think you "hear anything"...stay on the line. You are not on hold. You are His beloved child. He will answer---His Word says it! I believe it! That settles it!

(All scripture references are KJV)


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Blogger Denise said...

Amen, thanks for such an encouraging post sweet sis, love you.

July 29, 2009 at 3:26 AM  
Anonymous HisFireFly said...

This put a big smile on my face this morning, for indeed He is able to handle ALL of our calls at once. Praying that He strengthen you for the tasks at hand too!

July 29, 2009 at 8:20 AM  
Blogger Amy L Brooke said...

Thanks for the insight. Being on hold makes me crazy -- even more so when it is all automated. So glad to know that God never really puts on hold.

July 29, 2009 at 10:49 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thank You!! Thank you Jesus!!
Early this morning I was crying out to God and asking him to help me. I have been struggling with some negative thoughts and I asked him to please keep the enemy away from me.

I come here and I read this and immediately I felt my prayers being answered!

Thank You Angie!! Thank You Jesus!!

July 29, 2009 at 11:11 AM  
Anonymous Peggy said...

I'm so thankful that we have Him to call upon, any time,any place and anywhere. God is soooo good...

July 29, 2009 at 11:19 AM  
Blogger Karen said...

Praise be to God...we are not on hold...staying on that line until the answer comes...

Just what I needed to read tonight...the scriptures were so right...

Blessed again....

July 29, 2009 at 8:44 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

thank you again...million thank u for the post...
i really need this everyday in my life....

July 29, 2009 at 9:50 PM  
Blogger LisaShaw said...

My precious sister, thanks for this encouragement shared with such realism! Love it! Love you.

July 30, 2009 at 10:47 AM  

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