If I appraise squarely the content of what passes for prayer in my life, I can't boast that my prayers are tightly linked to the will of God. Please pick up. This is Barbara, I am desperate. When my prayers seem to fail, I wonder if God answers prayers the way we answer phone calls. We are so accustomed to electronic devices that automatically put us on hold or redirect our calls that even Christians may think that getting through to God is like plugging into a cosmic switchboard.
Some calls get through.
Some do not. A worse fear for us is, what if God screens His calls the way we screen ours. He checks the caller ID, knows it is you again so lets His voice mail pick up. Hi This is God, we are answering calls in sequence. Your call is very important to us, so don't hang up.