Messages

I remember when I went to college we were all so excited because every freshman, it seemed, had been sent to school with the latest gadget: The Answering Machine! A semi complex box with a little cassette tape that would actually record all the messages while you were out! We spent countless hours recording the PERFECT outgoing message: Not too long, you'll get cut off, sound happy or your parents will come visit, but not too happy or they will come visit, try to keep the background yelling to a minimum unless you're going for a partyesq feeling. Ohh the fun! But what we most enjoyed was coming back to the dorm and checking your massages. Seeing who loved you enough to record a little snippet on that cruddy cassette tape. Some messages were day makers: the guy you met yesterday, some were day bummers: your mom telling you that your checking account was overdrawn AGAIN!, and some were day killers: there's been a problem come home we'll tell you more when you're here. No matter what, you WANTED to see who had a message for you and know what it was.

God has a message and it is the UTIMATE day-maker. I would not be wrong to say that it is a LIFE maker. It is a message of Love and Hope but mostly it is a message of Grace. I 'm not sure if your like me, but if you are then you don't always go running to get your messages from Him. You are too busy, tired, or stressed. Sometime I don't want the message because it interferes with my plans for me. Yeah, that's the real problem M-E. I feel entitled to my desires and getting my way. Sad, I wonder how many beautiful sentiments I have missed from God. I pray that I don't miss many more.

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27