September 2, 2020: Are Our Prayers and Cries Out to God Truly Heard? Are We Praying for No Reason?

There have been times in my early life as a Christian that my cries out to God went unheard. It seemed at times that my prayers were bouncing off a brick wall, only to bring me to deeper despair.

Today, I can honestly say, that those feelings of "unheard prayers" are long gone. I know in my heart that every time I pray and speak to God, He is listening. Even in my thoughts as I speak to Him, He knows what I'm going to say, and is always loving and caring.

That journey of getting to this point in my personal walk with God was a long and difficult endeavor. There have been very deep valleys and rough terrains along the way. There have been times when I wanted to believe if God was truly even there. Did He even exist? I can assure you today, He does exist, and He does love us with an "everlasting love". As I write this now, I am overwhelmed with tears of joy of His love for us.

How is this possible that at one point of my life I could even think that there was not a God? And now to fully acknowledge from the depths of my heart that He does exist and loves us beyond measure. Read what King David had to say in Psalm 18:

Psalm 18: 6 and verses: 16-19 (NASB)

6 In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried to my God for help;

He heard my voice out of His temple, And my cry for help before Him came into His ears.

16 He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.

17 He delivered me from my strong enemy,

And from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

18 They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the Lord was my stay.

19 He brought me forth also into a broad place;

He rescued me, because He delighted in me.

PERSONNAL COMMENT:

The secret in finding this kind of relationship with God must begin with ourselves. We must recognize how sinful we are as individuals. Every time I felt alone and helpless and feeling that God was not hearing me, was my fault. I was so full of myself, my pride, my self-will..."All of Me, and None of Him"...The very opposite of what I stated in yesterday's post. It is not until we come to "Total and Absolute Surrender" to our God, will we find true rest and peace with God, and begin knowing that God is listening... We can come to Him in confidence and call Him, "Abba Father....Daddy!"