Lord, Can You Hear Me Now?

We live in a loud world…if you don’t believe me just spend a week at church camp! Worship is loud…dining is loud…riding a bus is loud…and playing, playing is very loud. And while the decibels at Beulah may be a bit higher than most other places we find ourselves, it is no easy task to get someone’s attention anywhere. He/she must be willing to turn down the radio or television, to turn away from the monitor, to set down a book, to turn their focus to us. It is indeed a privilege when someone is willing to silence everything else so they can hear us clearly. And while it is a struggle to get that focus at times, hear this: our prayers immediately garner God’s attention. As we prepare for a month of prayer and fasting in July, there are a few things we need to remember about prayer. One of the most powerful things about our prayers is that when we cry out, God instantly focuses on us: at once we move to the center of his attention. This doesn’t mean we will receive the answer we want immediately, it means that we have access to God at that instant…we don’t have to wait, wondering when God will hear us…it’s done.