If Only It Were That Easy

How many times in your life have you said that?

If only it were that easy.

All you have to do is this and this.

If only it were that easy. 

Once this is done that can happen.

If only it were that easy.

I wish this could happen.

If only it were that easy.

Now you might be asking yourself at this point:

"Why is Key saying this?"

 The answer is simple, because we do this in our walk with God.

How many times have you told yourself :

It would be so easy if I could just ask God about this. 

But wait a sec...... it is that easy. It is easy enough to say:

Hey God, what do you think about me doing this?

or

Hey God, what should I do today?

or

Hey God, how should I go about doing this?

Then why don't be just do these things? Then why do we feel that we can't just ask God these simple questions and expect God to answer. Do we think that God will only answer what we call "big" or "important" questions. All the time we ask our friends about their opinion on certain items throughout our life, but why can't we ask God those same question?

Well, we actually can ask God those question, but how many of us would actually do that? How many people would ask God:

What should I get for dinner?

Now before everyone jumps up and says that they would I want you to think about something. Many people talk about how close their relationship is with God and how God is the one they go to for everything. But is that true.

Say an issue pops up in your life. Some examples would be: friend goes missing, relationship ends, family isn't getting along, car broke down, got into an accident, you broke something, or something just ended up breaking that was important. How many people would bring these things to God first. And before you jump up and say you would, think. The last time something like this happened to you who was the first person you talked to? God? A family member? A friend? And be real with yourself. Who did you really go to first. I know most of you want to say God just to make you seem like an awesome amazing Christian. But who did you really go to first.

I know that in my life when issues have come up I haven't always gone to God first. I sometimes go and tell a friend to get advice from them. Or I would tell my brother or my parents to see what they had to say. Then I would remember that God has the right answer and then listen to Him. I can give you an example which just recently happened in my life. My girlfriend broke up with me a few weeks ago and the first person I told or said anything to was one of my friends. I called him up and told him what happened and we talked for a bit. The next thing I did was text some of my other friends, who were sleeping since it was 3am. Then I finally started to talk to God about the whole thing. Even though a lot of it was me getting over the emotions of it all I still turned to my daddy and lifted my arms saying "Pick me up and hold me."

But just look at that situation. I have God right in front of me, but turn to the side to talk to my friends about everything before I ask God to hold me and comfort me. Does anyone other than me find that wrong? That is like saying a baby is crying because something happened and the baby's parents are right there waiting for their child to ask them to pick him up. But instead the baby decided to go for a walk and then come back to his parents later to be picked up. How many babies would do that? In reality, the baby would just go straight to their parents because that is where the comfort is.

Then that brings up another question, where is the comfort in your life? Where do you turn to when something bad happens? Personally I usually turn to friends, music, and God. And sometimes it is in that order while other times it is music, God, friends. And in some, and I mean some, occasions it has been God, friends/music. In my life my comfort comes from telling my friends what happened and listening to music before going to those warm and comfortable arms. But why? Why do I like to run away from the comfort for such a long time? It is the same reason why we all run away from the comfort, because we like to deal with the issue on our own, or would rather go to others for advice on the issue.

Now I want you all to do an exercise. Go into your phone and look at the person you call the most and then the person that you text the most. Do that for the top 5 people. Those are the people that you are in a relationship with. Those 5, or more depending on if you text some people more than call them. Now, think about how many times you talk to God. Compare that to the people who you call and text the most. Now, which one is greater. Do you talk to God more than you talk/text people? Or does God go under your top 5? Now do the same exact thing with items. Which items do you look at the most compared to how many times you look towards God each day.

Now it all comes back to why we don't go to God first. Why, because our relationship is with other people or other things than with God. And if you don't believe me just look back at your results from the exercise above and make sure that you are being truthful about your results.

God should always come first, and I mean always. I know there are times in my life that He hasn't been first. And those times are not the best times. Many mistakes are made when other things and other people are put before God. We just have to have faith that God knows what He is doing.... because He does. We need to stop living our lives with us controlling the future, and let God control the future.

Think about it like this:

When something happens, instead of picking up your phone and calling one of your friends, how about pick up the phone and just talk to God. Don't call anyone using the phone, just get into a conversation with God. Who ever said we couldn't call God? We are.

So now when something happens think about it in a new way.

I just want to pick up the phone and call God to ask him a question. If only it were that easy.... oh wait a second. It really is that easy. So then, go and pick up your phone and give God a call. He has been waiting for your call, and the line will never be busy when you call God.

-KeymasterPL