It was May 30th, 1986 and I was preparing myself to go on my high school prom.
My date didn’t attend my high school, so I was filled with anxiety that he had not gotten his tux, or had our tickets and probably wasn’t going to be ready when the car pulled up to get him.
So I made myself a check-list because I wanted everything to be perfect for my senior prom.
The first thing on my list was to call him, even though we went over the details, I still wanted to make sure all was well, so that is what I did. I called. Unfortunately I called several times and I never got an answer.
Obviously at this point I was feeling like did he forget? Where was he? Was he hurt? Was he going to stand me up? All kinds of things were going through my head that Friday night.
Well the next day was May 31st, the day of my senior prom and I hadn’t heard back from my date.
So early that morning I called him again and his mother answered the phone. She told me he wasn’t there and could I leave my number for him to call me back.
I’m thinking, it’s the day of my prom and he hadn’t returned my call from the previous day either. Something did not feel right.
Yet there was a drive on the inside of me and it said to prepare yourself for your prom. So there I was in my canary yellow dress, hair pulled up and my tiny feet fit perfectly into white satin pumps.
No call yet.
So I picked up the phone and called again and his mother said, "honey, let him call you", and she hung up the phone.
I was shocked and I sat down in the chair and said, "No she did not say that to me", does she realize today is MY PROM!!
Well to no surprise, I was livid and I couldn’t wait to see him so I could tell him what his mom said to me. But before I knew it, there was a knock on my bedroom door and it was my mother and she said, "the car is here and so is your date."
My jaw literally dropped to the ground! I was like but he never returned my call to see what I wanted. But when I got downstairs everything was perfect just like my checklist indicated it would be.
We laughed and took pictures and joked about me being afraid I was going to be stood up and he said, "why would you think that, we made a plan to go together and that’s that and there was no need to keep checking on me, I knew what I had to do and now we’re going to have a great time." And you know what? We truly did have the best time that we could have had at that particular time in our lives.
But you know that’s how God works too. We give him a list of things that we want him to do and we call on him and check on him and call on him some more as if he is not God or he has forgotten what we have asked in his Son’s name.
Sometimes we don’t hear him answer when we call because we are not trusting in him that he will do what he said he would do. It leaves us nervous and filled with worry, which shows a sign of no faith.
But the word of God says in Ish. 49, 15-16, "Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me."
He assures us there is no need for fear and fret because he will always be on time bearing the blessings that he promised us. Simply put, God is not like man and furthermore, "He is not a man that He should lie" – Number 23:19.
But even though I did not understand why I was told in that manner to "let him call you", I can now appreciate and use that in a more positive spiritual way today.
It is so important to let the Lord call us in the spirit when he has fully prepared those desires of our heart. There is no need to check on him. Let him call you or make you aware that it is already done.
The word of God says in Pslm. 121, "He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep." If the Lord has promised you anything then stand assured that it will be perfect and complete.
It is encouraging to know that God has our best interest at hand. He has invested so much time, patience and effort in us as his creation that it is his desire to call us into the marvelous light which is his word.
