God always inclines His ear to our prayers; and the wise
in this world will incline their ear to the Lord, listen to His Words and align
their life with His thoughts, ways and instruction (Proverbs 22:17).
Our eternal Father bends His ear to hear our pleading
voice in our times of trouble (Psalm 86:6-8). He cares about everything that
concerns us. He may chuckle at our naivety, or feel frustrated at our lack of
faith; but He always provides for us, just like He did when Israel chose to
wander in the wilderness rather than to obey His direction.
The eternal God pays attention to us and listens to the cries of our
heart (Isaiah 28:23). We may not be able to describe in words the anguish we
feel in our heart, but God knows exactly how we feel and has an antidote for
our troubles.
He does not want us to attempt to overcome our trials
alone. He eagerly waits for us to overcome our pride and rebellion, to abandon
our human reasoning, and to reach out to Him to overcome the current plague,
which is bedeviling us.
We call on God because we know He hears our words and
answers us (Psalm 17:6). We communicate with Him in our prayers all day long.
He especially loves it when we realize our helplessness without Him; He
willingly listens for our voice in our times of need.
We cannot special order how we want our prayers answered.
In fact, the most powerful prayer is to pray, "Lord, Your will be
done." In our submission to His will, we accept God's answers to our
prayers and realize that they are truly exactly what we needed all along.
Prayer:
Father God, we are desperate for You. We thank You for
the thousands of ways You answer our prayers at the perfect moment and in the
exact way that we need in order to supply our necessities in this world. Thank
You that You allow us to live in a constant conversation with Your presence
within us, as we focus on You every moment of our day.
Remind us not to talk all the time during our prayers,
but to take time to listen to Your voice as You answer us and bless us with
Your gifts and surprises along life's way. When You are silent, help us to
realize that You are simply enjoying moments of companionable silence with us
as Your children.
Thought for the Day:
Our humble prayer is our covenant of complete and
unreserved dependence on God to meet our needs as only a divine Father can.
