“The Lord of hosts is with us.” Psalm 46:7

On Hold

I have been trying to call a traffic office about a fine I received. The fine is from another province, it’s not my car, it’s not my license plate number, and the fine was issued on the day I was in surgery. So, obviously, it’s not for me! But I have to deal with it. As soon as I received the notice, I tried to call the office. I waited endlessly on hold while I was told that “all agents are busy—please stay on the line.” I waited and waited and waited. Finally I sent an email.

I repeated this process a couple days later, only to be on hold endlessly again. I sent another email. This happened over and over. Finally I spoke to someone which then meant I had to send in pages and pages of information. I was told that what I sent might be lost, so I should keep copies in case I needed to send it again—not very confidence-building about the process! Everything has been done—and I still feel on hold as I’ve had no response. It’s beyond frustrating.

I was thinking about all this…and the most wonderful thought went through my mind. God never ever puts us on hold! He is available 24/7, 365 days a year, and we never have to wait because He’s busy! He is only a whisper away as we call on Him. He hears us right away when we call. We may not always get the answer we want—His ways and wisdom are higher than ours—but He will always, always listen and bring comfort to our hearts. He strengthens us, encourages us, and gives sufficient grace to us. He never leaves us all alone. We never have to fear being put on hold when we call on His name.

Father, You “take our calls” for any need we have, big or small, anytime, anywhere. You never put us on hold. We couldn’t survive if we weren’t able to call on You at every point of our need. Thank You, Lord!

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