Today I was having a very in-depth conversation about God with my wonderful sister, and we both agreed that one of our biggest problems in our walk with Him is a lack of constant interaction. As much as we would love to "pray without ceasing", that's not an easy thing to do. I find myself so often spending my mornings in deep communion with Him, then rushing off to class and forgetting all about the One who is always with me for the rest of my day. I have such a hard time focusing on ANYTHING when I'm not specifically sitting and thinking about that thing only, and that's especially true when it comes to God. I want my life to be a constant conversation with Him, but I never seem to be able to accomplish it. Then my sister brought up this simple concept - "What if God texted you?"
Because I live on my college campus and I'm usually with the people I want to talk to, I never used to text anyone. Recently, though, I have reconnected with a friend of mine who lives in another state. We've begun to text each other randomly throughout the day, often with pictures of what's happening - for example, "Look at my adorable nieces and nephew!" or "This is what my view from the library front desk looks like." We'll carry on a single conversation at intervals of several minutes over the course of a few hours. Can you imagine what it would be like if God had a cell number? When my sister mentioned this, I thought about all of the things I would love to do if He did... like text Him with a question when I wasn't sure about something, or text "I love you" with cheesy love poems attached, or carry on a continuous (if delayed) dialogue just like the one I carry on with my out-of-state friend. I was thinking to myself how AWESOME that would be... and then I realized, what a doofus I am! I can do all of those things with God right now! Instead of texting Him, I have the perfect pathway for communication - not dependent upon wifi or signal strength, always available, and always free. Prayer is so much stronger a tool (and a weapon) than I think we acknowledge most of the time. It's like sending a direct message that you know He will see instantly (no waiting for Him to check His messages!). And yet I use it so little... *sigh*
In 1 Thessalonians 5, where we are told to "pray without ceasing" (verse 17), the passage continues to state that this (among other things) is "the will of God in Christ Jesus for you". God so clearly wants to be in constant connection with us. What a beautiful realization - that the king of the universe; the creator of space, time, people, color, animals, laughter, raindrops, roses, fire; the healer of broken hearts; the lover of lonely souls; desires to be a part of YOUR little life and places significance in your insignificant activities. WOW. There is nothing greater.
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