Can You Hear Me Now…..
How many of you have been monitoring all the different phone
options that have been introduced since Black Thursday. Where
there any great deals on Cyber Monday? Between the specific phone carrier
flyers and phone ads within store flyers there were plenty of options to choose
from. It seems there are a few basic things to consider before one purchases a
new phone plan.
So which phone carrier do you use? Seems like we have a choice
between the big four, right. Verizon, Sprint, AT&T and T Mobile. I assume
you have made a choice based on the coverage area of each of these companies.
The company you choose might also be determined by whether the coverage is 4G
or 3G in your area. Oh, I almost forgot cost as a factor, we will talk about
that later.
The next thing we may consider is how long of a contract do we
have to sign up for to receive the service we desire? This might depend on the
services you believe you need. It seems most of the bigger companies try and
bribe you with a two ye ar contract. Although the competition has
now introduced a lot more pay as you go plans with no contract.
Choosing a phone might be the most difficult decision we have to
make. I Phone or Smart Phone? Android or Flip Phone? Our choice of phone type
might be determined by the apps we think we “need” to have? So many different
colors and styles to choose from, it seems endless.
The last factor we probably consider is cost. The bribe with the
two year contract usually makes us all feel good about purchasing a regularly
priced $600.00 phone for 29 cents. The most expensive plan might be
International coverage. Nationwide coverage would probably be the next
costliest. A local coverage plan would save us even more dollars. The pay has
you go plans seem the cheapest and are popular with companies like Virgin
Mobile and Straight Talk.
Jonah 2:7 states, " In my distress I called to the
Lord, and he answered me." God is the ultimate
Carrier. We all have lifetime contracts with God, we don’t have to renew after
two years and pay more money. The phone, that’s a good one, with God’s plan all
you have to do is open your mouth and talk he will listen. We already have all
the features we need, and if we don’t know what to say the Holy Spirit will
assist us. God’s plan is the only free plan on the market.
Some of us might
feel we get a busy signal when we need to talk with God. Others of us want new
phones and a two year contract believing this would help are chances of
connecting with the big guy. We might even develop a specialized texting code
just for God and wallah we are in. It's reassuring that in our distress we
don't need a special phone, or a special phone plan or a god ordained text
language. A simple plain landline will work and we will never hear a busy
signal. We won't experience a dropped call either. "He" will always
pick up.
“What we see
in Scripture and across history is that men and women of great faith were
always men and women of much prayer.” ~ Britt Merrick-Godspeed If there is one
thing we could do more of in 2014 it is praying!
