Can You See Me Through the Crowd?

 "Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!" The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!" - Matt 20:29-33 (NIV)

As all teenage girls growing up in the late '90s early millenium, I had an awful rediculous crush on Lil' Bow Wow when he still had the "Lil'".  My parents took me to the 2002 Orange Bowl Parade because Lil' Bow Wow would be performing. He came by on, what I remember to be, a hot red sports car. I think I had an out of body experience at that point. I ran from the stands, away from my parents, and into the crowd. I was jumping up and down screaming and trying to see Lil' Bow Wow. My mom kept pulling me to come back, but I just couldn't stop. I just needed him to see me above the crowd. Once we made eye contact and I got that wave, it was like my life was complete.

What if instead of Lil' Bow Wow, it was Jesus coming in that red hot sports car? How much more would I have done just to get Jesus to see me over the crowd?

Unfortunately, these days it feels like Jesus is the one screaming for our attention above the crowd. He is trying to pull our attention away from our noisey friends, those ratchet reality shows, haters, and even our own reckless minds. I think it sucks that Jesus has to scream so hard to get my attention sometimes. He get's louder and louder and sometimes I have to lose everything just to finally hear Him.
Unlike the two blind men in Matthew 20, I don't have to wait for Jesus to come through my town for me to hear His voice or be blessed with His healing and peace. He granted all of us a comforter, the Holy Spirit, to always be with us. But instead of us being grateful for that wonderful gift, we may find ourselves ignoring Him. Those two blind men would have done anything to have the gift I havel; The gift we have.

We all need to make a conscious decision to listen to our Spirit, jump through the crowd and the noise of every day life and run to God.

How much would you do to get to Him?