Monday Morning Music Ministry

7-21-25

A “dialogue with God”? Is it presumptuous to imagine a conversation with the Almighty, to anticipate what He would say, or answer, to us?

In my case, and maybe yours, it is kind of presumptuous to imagine what I might say, minute to minute. I can be kind of random. But for the sake of understanding Scripture, attempting to better know the Lord, seeking His will… we can carefully imagine a dialogue from His point of view.

After all, the Bible is the inspired Word of God (“in-spired,” God-breathed), through which He talks to us. The commands, words, and sayings of the Lord are all first-halfs of conversations. Myriad heroes of the faith, in Scripture and out, testified to having a dialogue with God – some saints (as all believers can be classified) even contending, pleading, sometimes disagreeing with the Lord. Only good can come from increased and sincere communication.

By the way, all of us have dialogues with God every day already. Perhaps continuously if not continually. That is the “channel” of the Holy Spirit’s presence in our lives. Sometimes the Holy Spirit masquerades (ha) as our “consciences,” but there is conversation. If it occasionally seems like a one-way conversation, so be it. Our silence – or God’s seeming silence, sometimes – can speak volumes. The Creator of your soul is not going to let you drift away.

So here is a dialogue I imagined recently, between one of our fellow mortals and God Almighty:

Lord, I am sorry to have been out of touch, but I’m really hurting right now.

You know that I want you to share your burdens with Me.

Things are not going great in my life. I pray, dear God, that you can change my rotten circumstances.

Is that everything that troubles you?

Lord, there is so much more. My finances, my job situation, are really on the edge…

And you ask Me to…

Lord, I plead with You to change my circumstances! I’m drowning!

Your family and friends, are they by your side?

God, that’s part of the circumstances. I’ve let my marriage fall apart. I have let my friends become strangers. You can do all things! Can you fix these awful circumstances?

I know all these things, My child. I have been waiting to hear from you…

Father, forgive me; I know what I have done. I have not sought You out lately. I’ve been out of touch. That’s a circumstance, too, that I need healed. I am hurting and desperate. Can you change my circumstances?I need You!

My beloved child, I don’t need to change your circumstances. I need to change YOU.

I have offered the way. You need to change you. Draw closer to Me… Love My Son…

… and, My child…

Let’s have some more dialogues, OK?

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