The Phone Rings

Caller Id is a great invention! When my cell phone rings, I have a special ring assigned to Cora. When I hear her ring, my spirits are immediately uplifted. I know she will be encouraging, engaging and treat me like her hero. I look forward to her special ring. It makes my day!

Other times infrequently, my cell phone will ring and there is no caller ID. I don't know who the caller is. Sometimes even when I answer, the caller doesn't identify who they are. My immediate response this last year would be instant anxiety. It would trigger a slide toward a depressive attitude that required a spiritual battle of sorts to defeat. Really! It took focused deep prayer with begging of God to see me and pull me out of the dread I was experiencing.

God would be faithful and the anxiety would lift. I would acknowledge that God was in control and He would bless me supplying all my needs in an abundant fashion.

Much to my surprise when I received one of those no caller Id calls yesterday, I smiled. There was no anxiety. I thought, "God you are awesome. You have blessed me with peace even before I asked". It may seem like a small thing, but receiving God's blessing even before I fell on my face and cried for mercy is huge!

"When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul". Psalm 94:19