For a 5 day stretch from February 11th through February 15th, my cell phone became disconnected. After applying for 5 jobs over 2 days, anyone who tried to contact my number was placed into a cyber black hole. According to a telecommunications agent, when you switch from one cell phone carrier to another, your number goes into a virtual portal for usually 24 hours. As soon as a previous carrier releases your old number, you can begin your new service contract. Unfortunately, my number remained locked for nearly a week, crippling any hopes of receiving one of these new positions.
Cell phones, emails, Facebook and texting have become popular avenues to maintain daily contact with key individuals. When these optional aren’t available, people like me panic, especially when one phone call or email is the difference between a new job and unemployment. Yet, it could be worse. You can also become disconnected from God. Prayer becomes a few moments of talking to yourself, reading the Bible like trying to decipher a confusing new language and going to church develops into a meaningless ritual, hallow of any true intimacy with God.
The Bible is filled with examples of people and nations who were unplugged from God. Moses once worked 18 hour days in Exodus 18:13, Achan’s sin hid God’s blessing from Israel in Joshua 7 and God became tired of Israel’s evil deeds in Isaiah 1:15-17. Despite these temporary outages, God is only a confession away from reconnecting your service. Therefore, follow the directions in James 5:13-16 and you can get back online today. Faith is just a phone call away!
by Jay Mankus
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