When you pray, do you feel positively assured that God is listening? Many of us have doubts. In fact, we may even let these doubts be the reasons you we do not pray very much, especially at night when we are tired.
"I'm afraid He won't answer," "He answers others' prayers but I'm not sure He'll answer mine," or "I don't feel I should bother Him with my petty needs." The variations are endless, but the underlying fear hindering many from laying all your requests before God is fear that He won't respond.
Have you ever talked to someone who looked over your shoulder at someone else while you were speaking? You feel like saying, "Look, when you want to listen, then I'll speak." Are you viewing God the same way? Are you thinking of Him as being too busy with "important people" or too impersonal to care about or listen to your little woes? Nothing could be farther from the truth. God does have empathy. He longs to listen and He promises to respond!
"And we are sure of this, that he will listen to us whenever we ask him for anything in line with his will. And if we really know he is listening when we talk to him and make our requests, then we can be sure that he will answer us" (1 John 5:14-15, AMP).
Tonight, put on a new attitude toward approaching God with your needs. You'll sleep much better knowing that He has heard, that every concern is entrusted to His capable hands, and that the answers are on their way. He always answer our prayers but in his own time frame.
5 comments:
He always listens and He always answers - sometimes the answer is no - this is my favorite quote.
Gary Thomas says, "I learned that faith isn't tested by how often God answers my prayers with a yes but by my willingness to continue serving him and thanking him, even when I don't have a clue as to what he is doing.'
Love to you.
Kelly
God answers all our prayers but it doesnt mean that all we wished is granted. He will give whats the best for us. :)
God is never too late to answer. He answers for our best! :)
I am grateful that we can approach the Throne of Grace with confidence. Thank You Jesus!
Yes, I believe God is listening -- even if I don't immediately hear Him.
Bless you,
Beth
What a wonderful comment! I couldn't have said it any better. If we are in tune with God, HE will listen and answer. We may not get the answer we want, just as our children don't always get the answers they want, but He is still listening to our prayers.
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