I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry. [Psalms 40:1 (NLT)]
I subscribe to several websites that send daily Bible verses or inspirational messages. Not long ago, I unsubscribed from one. For several days, all they’d sent was a blank page. I gave up on them correcting their technical difficulties and cancelled my subscription. My husband, however, did not. Either he had more faith in them or, more likely, didn’t know how to unsubscribe. Either way, he faithfully looked for their messages daily. “Oh ye of little faith!” he said to me today. The messages have returned and are as inspirational as ever!
Even when I didn’t get their emails, their website was still functional. Bible verses were posted daily and I certainly could have made the effort to go to their site every morning. Although I missed the verses, I didn’t make the effort; I wanted the work done for me. Until this morning, it never occurred to me that perhaps, instead of their website having mailing issues, our email program could have been at fault and needed updating before the messages could again be received. I just gave up when I didn’t get what I wanted right away.
God doesn’t ever have technical difficulties or website issues, but sometimes it seems as if He’s forgotten us. At times, His silence seems deafening and we give up on Him. Let’s remember, He never gives up on us; He is always there for us. He sends us messages in His own way and in His own time. While they may seem late to us at times, they’re always on time to Him. If it seems that He is silent, maybe we just have to go to Him to receive His word. Or, just maybe, He’s speaking to us and we’re just not getting His message; we’re experiencing technical difficulties!
Devotions of the Heart 