Day 237 - Slow-Speed Dial-Up Prayer Connection

Remember the old days of dial-up internet connection? You would hit the "connect to internet" button, and there would be a series of bleeps and blurps, and then about 30 seconds later, your unstable connection to the internet?

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That's how I feel my prayer life with God is, sometimes. I'm on my knees, connecting with my Lord through prayer, but I feel as if I'm on slow-speed dial-up connection. A few moments of trying to connect, and then there's a connection established, but it's crackly and unstable at times.

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And remember the old days of international phone calls? The phone calls where a series of clicks were made to connect you overseas, and then once the connection was made to the party you're calling, you had to shout to be heard? Yeah, that's me and God sometimes, too.

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I've always been a bit jealous at those people who seem to have a lightning fast high-speed connection with God. They speak and before their opening words are even out of their mouths, God is immediately on the other end with a crystal clear connection. And they ask a prayer or speak a prayer one time, and within moments, God has answered.

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I've asked God for a high-speed internet access with Him. But twenty years later, I'm still tapping out Morse Code or using a DOS software program while everyone else is "prayer savvy" and using the newest and most efficient methods. But I don't give up on praying. I still get on my knees before Him, humbling myself before my Creator and praying with heartfelt emotions, hoping these prayers float up to heaven and reach God's ears.

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So my prayer, once again, is that I would be able to connect to God in a clearer fashion, not feeling as if my prayer might somehow get lost in the ether universe.

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"My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord. In the morning shalt I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up." Psalm 5:3

_____________________________________________________ Update on my tithing journey: I tithed again this paycheck. Only 5%, however. But still, I gave. And when I went online to check my account balance, there was actually an excess of money in my bank account. I don't know how that happened, but I will wait a few days to see if there was maybe a computer gliche or a previous check I'd written didn't clear yet. If that extra money is there permanently, I will tithe the remaining 5% of my paycheck, plus 10% of the extra money that's in my account.