Prayer Needs No Password

I recently heard the story of woman receiving a phone call from a scammer.  Trying to frighten her he declared, “I have all of your passwords.” Her response? “Really? That’s great. I’ve got a pen and paper. Go ahead.” 

            We laugh because we can relate.  Not long ago I was locked out of one account for sixty days because I made too many attempts at logging in with wrong information.  It was not a fun experience. 

            I wonder how many passwords I have.  I started to count, but then I got dizzy.  And then I got discouraged. And then I got frustrated. You know the feeling.  I can’t even remember all of my user names, much less the passwords. And the older I get the more of them there are. 

            There is one area where no password is necessary. That’s when I talk to God.  We call it prayer, and it is the most important communication we can have.  God has invited you and me to speak to Him at any time. We can come when we are joyful.  We can come when we are downtrodden.  No matter our circumstances, God has invited us to come to Him with our hurts, our needs, our joys and our victories.

            I am so grateful for that.  I don’t have to log in and remember 1 character, 2 numbers, 3 capital letters, and the color of my first pet or the name of my first car.  Or was that the other way around?

 I simply call out His name, and He is there. He has promised never to leave me nor to forsake me. He has promised to hear when I cry out for His presence. 

I do not pray as often as I should. I do not pray as often as I wish I did. But even when I miss an appointment with Him, I know the Lord is listening when I call on His name. I never get a busy signal. I never get voice mail. He is there, patiently waiting to hear from me.

Don’t forget to speak to the Lord today.  You need that time with Him.  Prayer is a powerful means of communicating with the all-powerful and all-loving Creator of all that exists.  The Lord is waiting to hear from you. So…what are you waiting for?