I am saddened and surprised by how little time “believers” in Jesus spend talking with God on a daily basis.  For men it’s often an issue of allowing their thoughts to actually think they don’t have the time to talk with God.  There is a theological term for this mindset: hogwash.  We men have been trained to think that we are responsible to do things, to make things happen in our lives and in the lives of those we love.  So rather than ask God to move, trust Him to act and believe that He is concerned about the things that concern us, we try to make life happen around us.  We as men fail to trust God enough to simply talk with Him. Oh, don’t get me wrong, it’s not my intent to make men feel guilty, if you do it’s the conviction of Holy Spirit in your life that is at work, or maybe – just maybe, no one has ever taken the time to teach you how to pray, to talk with you about the importance of talking with God: could be as simple as that I suppose.  But a lot of the time, we would have to admit we just don’t make the time, or even think about God helping us.  It’s like the man who knows what is right to do, but just doesn’t do it.

Women on the other hand enjoy conversations with friends.  They like to share their thoughts with each other, knowing that someone is listening to what they are thinking.  Often, I am told, it’s not that they are looking for answers to their thoughts and questions, it’s more that they like to know someone listens to them.  Yet, the God of the universe would love to listen to them, to engage in conversation with a woman.  Sadly though, most are more willing to talk with another woman, even a man, than talk and share with their Creator.  I’m told that women are better conversationalists than are men, that they use more words in their communicating than men do.  So it begs the question, why not share and then listen to what the Lord has to say to your issues.  Is it that they would rather share their thoughts than find solutions?  I don’t know, I’m only repeating what other women have shared with me.