Psalms 61:1-2
O God, listen to my cry! Hear my prayer!
From the ends of the earth, I cry to you for help when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the towering rock of safety.
I had a conversation with someone the other day who was
going through a particularly hard year.
They spoke of issues within their marriage, health, and with their
children. They listed all of the things
that they had done in all of the areas and said that none of it had
worked. They then said, "Now, I guess
I will pray." I just looked at them
in utter confusion. Would it not occur
to people to stop and first before anything else to go to the creator of the
entire Universe and ask for His assistance?
Do people not understand that they can go to Him just like a toddler who
is hurting, uncomfortable, hungry, or scared can run to their earthly father
and he will take care of their every need?
As much as an earthly father loves his child, our minds can not
comprehend the fact that our Heavenly Father loves us so much more. He wants to protect us, lead and guide us,
meet our every need, but we must go to Him in prayer. I am sure that He sometimes feels like an
earthly father of a teenager or young adult who only goes to them when they
need money or help getting out of trouble.
Just as that earthly father desires to spend quality time with the
child, our Heavenly Father desires for His children to give Him time daily and
not just when they need His help. James 5:15 tells us that “the prayer offered in
faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has
sinned, he will be forgiven.” We can go
to our Father anytime about anything and when we go in faith believing that He
will attend to our need, He will never fail us.
He knows everything, He can see the future, and He will answer our
prayer. It may not be the answer that we
were expecting, but when we go to Him in faith, many times we will be able to
look back and see that it was the best thing for us. Even if He didn’t give us the answer that we
wanted, we will be able to see how He worked His answer in some way to bless
us. If we go to our Lord daily in
prayer, seeking to bathe in His love and in His presence, He will lead us to
the towering Rock of safety, and we can then rest in knowing that the One Who
is in control of the Universe has our best interest at heart even when our
heart grows faint. Lord, thank You for Your faithfulness.
Lord, thank You that as I draw near to You daily that You
draw near to me. Thank You that as I pray
to have more and more of You and less and less of me that You will help me to
be more like You. Forgive me where I
have failed You, Lord, and may all good that is done through me always be to
Your glory and Your praise. May all
always know that it’s only through You living through me that anything good
could be done. Help me to spend time
with You daily, and help me to turn to You in faith. Thank You for answering my every prayer
according to Your will and purpose for my life.
All I ask in Jesus’ most precious holy name. Amen.
Written by Donna Shea
Written by Donna Shea