The Lord is near all who call out to Him, all who call out to Him with integrity. Psalm 145:18
I just read a devotion titled "What I Couldn't See. Psalm 145:18 is the verse that was just under the title. I began to read the story that went along with it and felt like I was reading my own words, in a sense.
Have you ever had something that you were praying about, and had been praying about it so long that you often wondered, "God are you really there? Are you really listening?"
I have. I have a few prayers that I have found myself asking, "God are you listening? I need answers, I need intervention from you!!" Its almost as if I was shouting and could hear it even though I knew I was just sitting there thinking it.
Here's the thing though....Yes, God is listening, and yes, he hears us. We don't have to scream or shout for Him to hear us. He hears us whether we speak a word or not. He KNOWS before we even speak, what we are feeling and thinking.
Timing. God answers our prayers in His time, not ours. I have something I've been praying about for someone for YEARS. And I still find myself struggling with wanting to ask, "God aren't you listening to me? Don't you HEAR me? Can't you see that I have this request that I've been talking to you about for so long?"
And essentially, the answer is YES--He knows. He hears me. And for whatever reason, apparently, its just not time yet.
I have prayed for my son as well, as far as his attitude about many things. I know, he's almost 15--he's a typical teenage boy. He was diagnosed at age 2 with diabetes. Wouldn't you have an attitude if you were him? I know he gets frustrated and just sick and tired of dealing with the diabetes. But there's nothing more he/we can do with it, than we already do. Its a life long illness and this side of heaven, there is no cure.
Therefore, he's gotta realize that God is his co-pilot in this life. This world is not our home, thank God!
I've prayed and prayed and prayed..and will always pray, that my son will seek the Lord in life's journey--with or without diabetes.
I've asked for prayer for him in Sunday School; from friends; from other relatives. And I can see it. I can see little changes here and there. And I can see Satan at work hard in those times as well. Things can be going smooth and great and then BOOM------MAJOR increase in attitude. And just like everything else, its my prayers that help get me through.
Because even when I don't always see everything clearly, or when I don't think God is listening, that the reality is--He's always there and He's always listening. He's always near me.
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