A man who had regularly prayed for many years began to wonder if God heard his prayers at all. During one of his routine times of prayer, he started to doubt.
He said, “Hey, up there, can you hear me? Hey, God, if you can hear me tell me what you want me to do with my life.”
A voice from above thundered a reply, “I want you to help the needy and give your life for the cause of peace.”
Faced with more of a challenge than the man wanted, he answered, “Actually God, I was just checking to see if you were there”
The voice boomed back, “That’s all right I was only checking to see if you were there.”
I’m afraid this man didn’t have a commitment that counted for very much.