God is already listening

I'm a hypocrite. After impressing on my advanced workshop writers the importance of daily blogging, I proceeded to ignore my own blog for what... two months now? Sure, I've got plenty of excuses. Good ones. If I shared even one or two of them with you, your response would be, "Janet, stop beating yourself up."

While I didn't write in this blog over the past two months, and I hardly wrote any devotionals during this tough stretch, I did continue to pray. A lot. And God, in His love and mercy, answered every single prayer.

You know what? Even if I hadn't continued my prayer life the past two months, I could have picked up and started again, right now. Just as I'm starting this blog again.

I know the writers I've lectured to about keeping up with their blogs will forgive me for not keeping up with mine. They're really nice people! Even more so, God forgives us when we forget to communicate with Him. Or when the excuses pile up, and we're so busy dealing with our problems that we neglect to turn them over to The Problem Solver.

The moment we turn our thoughts and words to Him once again, He welcomes us back with joy. Luke 15:20, in my opinion, isn't just about those times when we might wander off to a far country and turn our backs to God. It's for every moment we lose our connection with Him. As soon as we turn back and call out to Him in prayer, the Father runs to us. Arms wide open. Ready to hear us, to respond to our needs, to bless us as His beloved children.

Guess what? He already knows when you are going to bring your heart before Him in prayer. He waits anxiously for those moments - no matter how much time has passed since your last conversation. How's that for unconditional love? Our Father treasures every moment of conversation with you.

When was the last time you had a heart-to-heart with God? It doesn't matter if it's been months, years... or so long you can't recall if or when you had an honest conversation with Him. Talk to Him right now. He's there, listening already.

Just waiting to bless your life to overflowing.