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Dial Tone





Do you remember making those “telephones” as a kid that was really just two cans from your pantry with a string in the middle of them? I remember making these with my friends and thinking they were the coolest things ever until we finally got walky-talkys and then got cell phones! When upgrading to bigger and better ways of communication I thought that I would never go back to that silly can and a string, until one day at school when one of my friends brought one…


She was doing a devo on Prayer and the constant communication that we have “tied” to God. She made a point that God never “hangs up” the phone. I thought more and more into her analogy. It makes complete sense! When you are playing with these “telephones,” you are in constant focus on what is being said on the other side. You are listening intently and when you talk, you are trying to be absolutely clear as possible. It’s something that you have set aside time to do. You are making time to listen and to speak. WOW! What if we did this with prayer….what if we constantly were caring around one side to that can on a string so that we were always in the process of telling our heavenly Father what is going on. It is also important to hear what is going on the other side of that string. Sometimes we have to sit and listen in silence in order to hear what is being softly spoken into that can. We have to hold still and focus on listening to order to hear our friend speak. Sometimes this is true with God as well! We need to take the time to be in silence and really try and understand what He is telling us. How different would your prayer life be if you sat and listed the same amount that you “spoke into your side of the string?”


There are many verses that come to mind when thinking of prayer and our communication that we are to have with God, but I take a lot from Matthew 26:40 which says be in prayer so you don't wander into temptation without even knowing you're in danger. There is a part of you that is eager, ready for anything in God. It is important for us to be in prayer with God before we fall into temptation. So many times we are going towards Him when we are already in struggle, but this verse calls us to really be tentative in our communication with God.

Reading this passage that you were talking about really spoke to me! I have been having trouble lately....and I have felt like when I talk to God I think He isn't there listening to me, even though I know that's not true but I say that to myself but end up thinking that's what is going on. I liked how you said God never hangs up! That made me realize that i'm not alone and He is listening to me.
I just want to say Thank you!

I love the analogy of the string & two cans. This devo has helped me so much with understanding prayer. I have been trying to become a bigger & better prayer warrior! With this devo I know can have a real life analogy with prayer!! Praise God for prayer. And thank you for another wonderful devotional!!

I know how you feel Kelsey! I have totally felt that God doesn't hear, but honestly that is a lie from Satan! Satan doesn't want us to hear and listen for God, so he feeds us lies. But the truth is that GOD always hears us and GOD always answers us!!

I think Brittany hit it right on when she said that Satan lies to us saying that god doesnt hear. God always hears and i think that this is a great devotional and it is really going to help me with prayer. The analogy of two strings really is going to help me as well