Just Pick Up the Phone and Call

I often find myself rehearsing things I would say given a number of different situations. I speak in the mirror to myself as if to share words of great gratitude or thanks. Some cases, I practice saying the questions I would ask having met a person I always dreamed up just being in the presence of. More times than not, I will never get the chance to vocalize these thoughts to the desired recipients and eventually I forget about them completely. I sure do wish that I would not just brush them off the way I do and go about my day. However, I have always been more gifted just writing things on paper as they flow out of my head.

On a side note, if you get angry at my willingness to always text, this is the reason, I do apologize. I so commonly find myself rereading those old texts, sometimes to remember details or how I felt in that moment. There are also times that go back over those messages and think of ways that my messages could of been more informing or beneficial. There are times that I simply cannot remember plans that I had made with another individual. More and more I realize that I would save myself so much time if I just would call somebody.

Back to what I was saying though. More recently, I have found myself dreading that I just did not pick up the phone and call. I relied too heavily on those texts and superficial media to make myself feel more comfortable and more for the fact that I was not bothering anyone with a call to express my feelings or to gather information. What if I did just pick up the phone and call him? Would my situation be any different? I have spent every waking hour wondering about this outcome these past two weeks and no matter how much I try to shove it back to the depths of my head, it still comes back to haunt my conscience.

Similarly, I have barely found time to phone God in the past months. Yes, my faith remains unwavering and I still seek God all the time. However, I am seeking him more and more these days. God is always listening to me and seeing me struggle, but now I am the one playing catch up on all the wonderful things that I have missed out on while I have been “so busy”. I have needed the Big Guy for way too long and now more than ever to guide me through the uncharted waters. Why did I wait until now? I guess I was just too worried about bending his ear with my superficial problems. That is never the case. Today, I just started talking out loud. Call it untraditional, but there is nothing traditional about my situation let alone myself. I talked for a good couple hours about all the things that run through my head. It was just like old time sake. I will tell you this much: my problems seemed a little less daunting and my heart a little less heavy with worry, regret, pain and suffering.

Here is what I have to say about it all: pick up that phone and make that call that you dread for whatever the reason may be. Phone that friend you have been meaning to call for the past week and just catch up. Your loved one read your text, but did not respond? Call them. Life changes in an instant and that phone call could be one of the last times that you get to talk to that special person. Put away all those insecurities and just make time. Above all, phone God. No problem is too big or too small. Ephesians 3:20 says “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.” Get all that stuff off your chest and wait no longer to call.