Friday, January 30, 2009

Mysterious Phone Call

I received a very interesting phone call from a beautiful young lady the other night. At first there was silence. I could hear someone in the background but not sure who was on the line. The caller ID on my cell said it was my daughter Rachel, but I did not hear anyone. When I was about to hang up thinking that maybe a redial button was pushed by accident, (ever get one of those calls or worse, make one of those calls and have people listen in...), I heard a faint "gumpa". This was followed by background noise saying yes its grandpa say hi grandpa. Then there were more gumpa gumpa gumpa.
It was the first time I heard our granddaughter call out my name. I got emotional. Hannah was calling to me and then started a gibberish conversation which ended with her accidentally hanging up the phone. I was told later that she just kept walking around with the cell phone talking her baby talk and every once in a while saying gumpa.
Made me think about times I call on God. No I am not comparing my self to God, (Grandfathers can be amazing people but Messiah complexes...no). I am thinking of how I pray and what I ask for. The joy I get from hearing the gibberish ramblings of my granddaughter with the occasional name recognition, "gumpa", how God must feel when His children call out His name and then ramble excessively about things that matter most to them. I had great delight hearing her voice though her words were indistinguishable, yet joy just the same.
When is the last time you picked up your spiritual phone and called our heavenly "gumpa"? The Bible says that God delights with us singing over us songs of joy...(Zephaniah 3:17).
Stir God's heart with joy and listen as He sings songs of love to you today, call Him and He will answer, and most of all He will be happy!
Psalm 4:1 - Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!

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