My social battery is running low at the moment. This evening, I was at a gathering and found myself slightly overwhelmed. Mingling isn’t my favourite activity at the best of times, but tonight, with four or five conversations happening around me, my brain struggled to latch onto just one. As I stepped aside for a moment of quiet, the host checked in with me. He understood my struggle but then shared something intriguing—he knew someone who had worked in air traffic control and could listen to multiple conversations at once, process them, and give relevant input to each one!
I’m a long way from being able to do that, but it struck me as a great picture of God. Imagine if He were like me—overwhelmed by too many voices! Prayers would go unheard, answers would be missed, and we’d be left circling, waiting for direction. But God isn’t limited like I am. He hears every prayer, responds to each of us personally, and guides us exactly where we need to be—even if His answers don’t always align with our expectations.
Sometimes, I hesitate to ‘bother’ God with my small or selfish prayers, thinking others need Him more. But God isn’t like a human overwhelmed at a social gathering or even an air traffic controller juggling multiple planes. He doesn’t need to prioritize, take a break, or focus on just one person at a time. He listens. Always. And He responds in ways that, in His wisdom, are best for us.
So maybe I don’t need to hold back. Maybe none of us do.
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