Needing the Lord Jesus in the midst of crisis is expectedly understandable.  Reaching out for our creator when things are beyond our control or coping capacity makes sense.  But what is this internal mechanism to cry out for the Divine when things are overwhelming, that appears encoded in our Spirit, or the scientists, DNA?  Do you call upon the Lord in times of trial, or have you begun to praise Him, worship Him and petition Him when things are in ordinary state?  What is that prompting mechanism which supersedes all other requirements, calling you to your knees in humble prayer before the Lord’s Throne?  I hear nonbelievers cry out to God, or evoke His name, in moments of passion and pain.  Even they know He is there, although they deny Him in all other moments, because it is frankly easy to ignore the Lord when things are quiet, calm and copacetic.  I submit that it is equally easy for Christians to walk away, distant or irrespective of the Lord unless we have made a voluntary commitment to write His Word upon our hearts.  Ignoring the voice of the Holy Spirit once may not quench His voice, but do it continually and you will eventually find yourself holding the steering wheel of your life when it is God alone you wish to be the driver.

What then may be done in my effort to relate to God through Jesus each moment of this life?  How about asking Him for this relationship through prayer?  That I believe would be an excellent start to a lasting relationship.  Look the Lord does not neglect us, if there is distance, it is always us who fostered that separation.  The Lord, our Loving Father, only backs away from us when it is necessary to our growth or discipline.  He wants nothing more than to walk with each day sharing direction, wisdom, hope and love.  Why then would I shun these enormous gifts?  That my friends is the question of the day.  For what inside a man could prompt him to step away from the wonder, sustenance and peace afforded by a continuous relationship with our Creator?  I can think of no good thing.

Father, thank you for ending the war with humanity.  Thank you for your loving desire to walk with us through this entire life, guiding, instructing, shaping, conforming us to Your likeness, Will and Plan for each of us within the tapestry of life.  Lord take from me my wandering heart so that I never step away from Your Goodness, Mercy and Grace.  Forgive me the times I have taken back the reins of my own life thinking or imagining that somehow I know better.  Thank You for always taking me back and allowing me to find my way back through repentance, forgiveness and prayer.  Protect those who do not possess the wisdom to understand their own folly.  In Jesus Name I pray.