“My heart has heard you say, ‘Come and talk with me.’ And my heart responds, ‘Lord, I am coming.’”                                                                                                                  Psalm 27:8 (NLT)

When I was growing up, my mom would be somewhere in the house calling my name to which I generally responded, “Ma’am?” Her reply was always, “Come here.”

My automatic reply in these situations was, “I’m coming.”

Sometimes I would be outside playing when I was called. At other times, I was right in the middle of a phone conversation with a friend, reading, or something else I didn’t want to be pulled away from. 

When my mom (or dad) called me, sometimes I responded quickly and appeared instantly as requested. Yet other times, I would have to be beckoned 2 – 3 – 4 maybe even more times with increasing frustration before I complied. 

Mom called me for various reasons. She may have wanted me to do something for her, maybe she needed to tell me something, maybe it was time to eat, or maybe she just wanted me to check in with her because she had not seen me for a while.

Today, it is still the same except I get calls on my cell phone. The method has changed but my response remains predictably the same. Sometimes, I respond instantly answering the call on the first ring and then sometimes I am unable to answer the call because of other distractions and it takes me a bit to respond. 

I read today’s scripture and immediately thought of how I respond to the Lord.

I know He is calling me – daily. But how am I responding?

Are you responding to His call?

Do you hit the ignore button – too busy to respond, putting off the call until later? Or do you immediately respond, “I’m coming!” and go to Him quickly to hear what He has for you today?

God has different reasons for calling us. Maybe He is encouraging us to set out on a new venture, maybe He wants to quench our thirst with scripture, maybe He wants to share His love for us or just maybe He wants us to share our love and gifts with others. 

But, are we responding? or how are we responding?

Don’t ignore His call.

Remember to check in with God. Maybe He has something for you to do or maybe He just needs to check on you – for you to see His face … just like our parents did when we were younger. 

He calls us. Feel it in your heart. Then, answer with an emphatic, “I’m coming!”