Main Line

Isaiah 30:21 "And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left."

Remember the church song "Jesus is on the main line, tell Him; what you want, tell Him; what you want"? I'm fully aware that times have changed, but God hasn't. If Jesus was in fact on the main LINE waiting for us to tell Him what we want many of us would ignore the phone call. Some of us will miss out on what God is asking of us because instead of talking to God we're trying to TEXT Him. How many times has someone misinterpreted your text message? Similarly, our "text message" request to God has a chance of being misinterpreted because verbal communication is still the gold standard.

Last week, one of my friends posted a meme on Facebook showcasing the expression they give when they text someone then that person decides to call versus responding via text. Newsflash young people: EVERYTHING CAN NOT BE DISCUSSED and/or UNDERSTOOD THROUGH TEXT. Are you so busy that you can't take a moment to talk? It's actually more efficient to verbally communicate what you want and mean; it also saves time. How we communicate with each other effects how we communicate with God. Are you too busy to talk to Him too? I mean, is He not your friend as well? Jesus intercedes on our behalf; therefore, we have to make sure we clearly communicate with Him. Broken communication is often the main cause of broken hearts in broken relationships so let's keep this line of communication in tact.

Social media has indeed made us less social. Social media is arguably more convenient while simultaneously being detrimental to real life social interactions. People often use Facebook to confirm real life situations to be true versus taking a person's word for it. I've heard the phrase "Put it on Facebook, so I know it's real" far too many times to count. Also, it has become increasingly common for people to post their daily prayers on social media. In doing so more time goes into choosing the perfect words to increase "likes" and "shares" on Facebook/Instagram/Twitter than the actual sincerity of going before God in prayer. Prayer should come from the heart and flow freely without much thought. On the contrary, social media prayers are well thought out and often times tailored for the person posting it to get more glory than God thus being ineffective.

By no means am I saying not to mention God or your beliefs on social media; in fact, I encourage you to let it be known who your God is and what He can/will do. What I am saying is don't let social media be your main means of communication with God. Prayer should be intimate and nothing about social media is as such. Your ability to make your requests known to God is a direct correlation of the strength of your personal relationship with Him. Communication is Key.

So if you're wondering why God isn't texting you back, liking your Instagram post, or commenting on your Facebook status it's because He's calling you. Jesus is on the main line (the secure line), I encourage you to pick up and talk to Him. Everyone can't know what your next move is and surely you know everyone that is your Facebook "friend", Instagram/Twitter follower is NOT your friend. There is no need for God to showcase His plans for you amongst such an audience.

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