by j.d. stegall

Created on: October 09, 2008

They were twin brothers known as the troublemakers of the little town, always causing havoc. They were so bad their mother didn't have anymore answers so she went and talked to the priest at her church. After a long talk she decided to have one of the seven-year-old twins talk with him.

The boy took a seat in the church office and the priest came in a minute later and sat down in front of him. With a stern look on his face the priest leaned in close, raising his voice, "Where is God?" The kids jaw dropped as the same thing was asked two more times, with a booming voice, "Where is God?"

The seven year old bolted out of the church, running the few blocks to his home, dashing into the closet, slamming the door behind him. The other twin walked up and opened the closet door and stared at his brother, a puzzled look plastered on his face.

"We did it this time," he said with eyes as wide as saucers, " we lost God!"

When I need to talk to God sometimes it seems like I have to ask that same question the priest did, "Where is God?" I'm sure all Christians at one time have asked similar questions; we're talking but it just doesn't seem like he's listening.

Personally, sometimes I can can get all prayed out. Now hear my heart, prayer is always the best means of communication with God and crucial. Sometimes we are on our knees so much that we simply forget that the scriptures also say that he is a "friend that sticks closer than a brother." God wants to talk to us like he did to Moses.

FACE TO FACE: PERMISSION TO BE REAL

In Exodus 33:11 it talks about how the Lord would talk to Moses, face to face, just like best friends would converse. Now we know it wasn't really face to face because later on in Exodus 33:20 it talks about how no man can see God's face and live. We also know that it is impossible for God to lie and he is not the author of confusion, so putting "face to face" into proper context it must mean more along the lines of their closeness of relationship. Since I am close to him, I feel that I am able to commune with him like this at times (not hearing him audibly though).

To give an example, I'll be eating lunch at work and someone who has made me feel bad or small, has entered my mind. Now I know scriptures say I am to love that person as myself, lift up their needs above my own and pray for them. But when I'm not feeling so spiritual and I'm struggling and need to have a heart to heart, I will just ask God, "permission to be real".

This just gives me liberty to talk

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