Thursday, April 14, 2011

BEING PUT ON HOLD

 I HAD TO CALL AT&T THE OTHER DAY TO SEE ABOUT GETTING WIFI FOR GINA.  I CALLED ONE NUMBER AND REACHED A RECORDING.  THE NEXT NUMBER I CALLED MADE ME LISTEN TO MUSIC FOR THE LONGEST TIME.  THEN I WAS CONNECTED TO A MAN WHO COULD NOT UNDERSTAND THE WORDS I WAS SPEAKING.  WHEN I FINALLY GOT CONNECTED TO SOMEONE ELSE I WAS TOLD TO BE EXPECTING A CALL FROM A WIFI REPRESENTATIVE.  I STILL HAVENT GOTTEN THE ISSUE RESOLVED. 
I HATE TO BE PUT ON HOLD.  STANDING IN LINE IS NOT VERY FUN EITHER.  SITTING IN A DOCTORS OFFICE REALLY GETS ON MY NERVES.  I AM NOT A VERY PATIENT PERSON.  THANK GOD MY HEAVENLY FATHER IS THOUGH!!!!

FOR SO VERY LONG, I PUT THE LORD ON HOLD.  I HAVE KNOWN FOR YEARS THAT GOD HAD BEEN CALLING MY NAME.  BUT, I CONTINUOUSLY CHOSE TO PUT HIM OFF.  I OFTEN WRITE ABOUT THAT STILL, SMALL VOICE INSIDE MY HEAD.  FOR YEARS, HE CALLED TO ME.  HE TALKED TO ME WHEN NO ONE ELSE WOULD.  THE LORD GUIDED AND DIRECTED MY PATH EVEN WHEN I WASNT LOOKING FOR DIRECTION.  I DELIBERATELY PUT HIM ON HOLD.  I THINK I EVEN TRIED TO RUN HIM OFF AT TIMES.  I CHOSE TO IGNORE HIS GENTLE VOICE. I TRIED TO LOSE HIS GUIDANCE.  I REJECTED HIS LOVE.  I PUT GOD ON HOLD.

I WAS TOTALLY SELF CENTERED.  I WAS LOOKING OUT FOR MICHELLE AND MICHELLE ONLY.  SO MANY PEOPLE SUFFERED FOR MY SELFISHNESS, BUT I DIDNT CARE.  IT DIDNT BOTHER ME AT THE TIME, BUT I WAS PUTTING OTHERS LIVES ON HOLD AS WELL.  IT TOOK MANY DRASTIC OCCURANCES TO MAKE ME REALIZE JUST HOW DESTRUCTIVE AND DANGEROUS MY LIFE HAD BECOME.  IT WASNT UNTIL I WAS COMPLETELY AT THE END OF MY ROPE THAT I DECIDED TO FINALLY LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF GOD.  BY ALL RIGHT, MY LORD SHOULD HAVE GAVE UP ON ME LONG AGO.  BUT WHEN I WAS AT MY LOWEST, MY GOD WAS THERE FOR ME. 

HE DIDNT MIND BEING PUT ON HOLD!  OUR GOD IS PERSISTENT.  HIS LOVE IS UNENDING.  HIS PATIENCE AND FORGIVENESS NEVER FADES.  OUR LORD IS GLORIFIED WHEN PEOPLE LIKE ME FINALLY SEE THE LIGHT.  IT IS IN OUR LOWEST HOUR THAT HIS BRIGHTEST LIGHT IS FINALLY ALLOWED TO SHINE.  THE ANGELS OF HEAVEN REMAIN ON STANDBY, JUST WAITING TO SHOWER US WITH BLESSINGS AND LOVE. 

I AM SO VERY SORRY FOR PUTTING MY GOD ON HOLD FOR WAY TOO LONG.  BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I KNOW IT WAS ALL A PART OF HIS MASTER PLAN.  NO WONDER HE WAITED PATIENTLY WHILE I PUT HIM ON HOLD.  OUR LORD KNEW THE OUTCOME.  HE KNEW THE EXACT MOMENT THAT I WOULD FINALLY GIVE UP MY DREADFUL LIFESTYLE.  HE REALLY DID KNOW THE OUTCOME.  AND FOR THAT, I CANNOT THANK HIM ENOUGH! 

I LOVE MY GOD TODAY!  HIS FORGIVENESS, HIS GRACE, HIS MERCY AND HIS LOVE ARE LIKE THAT OF NO ONE ELSE.  NO MATTER WHAT YOU HAVE DONE OR WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH TODAY, GOD IS STILL THERE WAITING FOR YOU.  HE KNOWS HE HAS BEEN PUT ON HOLD.  HE ALSO IS WAITING TO SHOW YOU HOW WONDERFUL LIFE CAN BE.  IF HE DID IT FOR ME, HE CAN AND HE WILL SURELY DO IT FOR YOU! 

PSALM 34:8  OH, TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD IS GOOD!  BLESSED IS THE MAN WHO TRUSTS IN HIM!

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