Then you will call; and the Lord will answer.
You will cry, and He will say,
‘Here I am.’
You will cry, and He will say,
‘Here I am.
I was sleeping soundly this morning, near 4 AM when I awoke from my dreams. Something poked me. Not really but do you ever wake up thinking that some one must have been calling you. I have learned to ask as Samuel did, “Here I am Lord, speak to me.” Most of the time it is not God, but my own spirit that causes the interuption to dreams.
This morning I lay listening to see if something had broken through the fog of sleep and as I did I began to bring the day before the Lord. The challenges of being a non-profit, the challenge of staffing, promotions and the rest of the workplace jumped into my mind. But then I remembered my wife’s Grandmother in not doing well. She is quite old and in a home. I thought of the babies born to our alumni this spring, one of which is needing a special touch from God. These and other “people” thoughts made my other troubles fade away.
The Lord is the God of comfort and strength. We all face the dark of the night at some point and He is there in the midst of the darkness. There too are the prayers of people whom God poked from their sleep and whose spirit led them to prayer. Today, I was one of them. I pray that I always recognize His gentle nudge.
Shalom
