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\u201cI call on the Lord in my distress, and he answers me.\u201d (Psalm 120:1 NIV)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Call God\u2019s hotline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019ve ever watched Batman, you\u2019ve seen the Bat phone.\u00a0 If not, check out this brief retrospective<\/a>.\u00a0 A bright red phone in the Commissioner\u2019s office connects to Batman, wherever he is, whatever he is doing.\u00a0 When a need arises, he\u2019s always ready to answer the call.\u00a0 If Batman isn\u2019t near his phone, someone is that lets him know it\u2019s ringing.\u00a0 Help comes with one call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our \u201cbat phone\u201d to God isn\u2019t physical, but it is just as real. Everytime trouble occurs, God is waiting expectantly for the call. If we\u2019re struggling to pick up the phone, God gives us people who help us lift it. They point us in His direction, knowing He is the only one with the answers for a broken heart, desperate situation or general crisis. Dropping to our knees, humbling ourselves before God, brings divine help into our circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n God\u2019s line is always open.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n No matter what time of day you call, God answers. We may not see His response immediately, but He started responding before you ever started dialing. He\u2019s not surprised by your request, He\u2019s been waiting for you to come to Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWith great connectivity comes great responsibility.\u201d <\/em>Batman Retrospective Video<\/p>\n\n\n\n God is responsible for the answers. We\u2019re responsible for connecting. If we don\u2019t make the connection with God by calling on Him, we\u2019ll never find the answers. When we call on God, He reveals His truth to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Currently, a friend and I are studying Revelation chapter by chapter. When we first began, my friend summed up the book with the words, \u201cIt brings the Old Testament and the New Testament together.\u201d She\u2019s right, the deeper we study, the more we see this truth. Why? Because that is what the book is about, revealing the truth of Jesus. His truth is not our truth. What He sees, we cannot see. Only when we connect to Him, do we begin to have glimpses of His view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Recently, my heart took a ding over a family situation. My first response was not calling God. No, first I called a friend, who didn\u2019t answer. Then I texted another friend, also no response. Their lack of response was what made me fall to my knees. When I called God, He answered. I\u2019m not saying He immediately fixed the hurt, He didn\u2019t. But what reaching out to Him allowed me to do was unload the hurt and disappointment from my soul into His waiting hands. If we don\u2019t release our pain, we\u2019ll eventually explode. God can handle our misery, He has an answer. But if we don\u2019t call Him, we\u2019ll never get the response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Call God when you\u2019re in distress. He always answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Question of the Day:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Do you call God first when a problem arises?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Further Reading:<\/strong> Daniel 8:1-27 NIV<\/a>, 1 John 2:1-17 NIV<\/a>, Psalm 120:1-7 NIV<\/a>, Proverbs 28:25-26 NIV<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 4 minute read \u201cI call on the Lord in my distress, and he answers me.\u201d (Psalm 120:1 NIV) Call God\u2019s hotline. 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