Monday Messages: Listen Up!! "Hello. Its Me"

Welcome to week 4 of my Monday Messages! I really enjoy writing these and I hope you enjoy reading them even more :) I actually almost forgot about it until a few minutes before I started typing this. Well, I was considering what to write about this week until it hit me! Why don't I write about the number one song in the world and relate it to my walk, your walk, our walks with Jesus?

Although Adele's number one song "Hello" is about a break up, you can relate the entire song, really, to Jesus. Imagine Adele is Jesus (which she is not). But He is always wanting to get back together, non-relationship wise, with us. Especially people who have walked away from faith or people who feel like they are too far gone. Like Adele wants to do with her ex, Jesus just wants to talk things over. You keep ignoring his calls. Although Jesus isn't apologizing to us, all the rest of the lyrics could be Him talking to us. He is literally a short prayer away.

Today's passage is from John 9:35-41

35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when He had found him, He said to him, “Do you believe in the Son of God?” 36 He answered and said, “Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” 37 And Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him and it is He who is talking with you.” 38 Then he said, “Lord, I believe!” And he worshiped Him. 39 And Jesus said, “For judgment I have come into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may be made blind.” 40 Then some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these words, and said to Him, “Are we blind also?” 41 Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.

The main verse I want to focus on is 37. It proves that Jesus is talking to us. I will be honest, there were times when I didn't think God was listening. I didn't think God cared when my grandpa, who was given a clean bill of health a week before he died. I didn't think God cared about me when I has a couple bad rejections. I didn't think God cared when I couldn't find a job. The day that I realized that God cared was the day my life changed. He called me thousands of times to go over everything. I finally let him in.

Is He calling you? He very well could be. There's an easy way to tell. Let me ask you a couple questions that will help you determine if He is. Are you feeling lost? Are you feeling broken? Are you always sad? If the answer was yes to any of those, then He is calling you. Pray to Him. God doesn't care if you suck at praying. He just wants to talk. Let Him in!

Until Next Time, Alex