God Hears

There have been so many times in my life when I’ve called out to God in desperation. Most of the time, I don’t wonder if God hears my prayers, but when I’m in immediate need, that question pops up. It tries to create doubt in my mind or tell me that He hears everyone else’s prayers but mine. It’s in those moments that I have to remind myself that God hears the desperate cries of my heart, my inner doubts and my silent tears. He’s not up there looking for a reason to disqualify me or to find a reason not to answer my prayers. Instead, He bends down low to listen, to comfort and to assure me that I’m His child and He’s in control no matter how badly things look.

In 2 Kings 19, Jerusalem was under siege by the most powerful army on earth. Things were getting desperate. The army began to tell the people what they were going to do, that resistance was futile and that God wasn’t going to save them. King Hezekiah went to the Temple to pray. He laid everything out before God, including reading a letter from the other king. He asked God to rescue them. Verse 19 says, “Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent this message to Hezekiah: ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I have heard your prayer about King Sennacherib of Assyria.’” God heard his prayer. God saw his heart. Then God answers that night by fighting for him and the people of Jerusalem.

Psalm 18:6 says, “In my distress I cried out to the Lord; yes, I prayed to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry to him reached his ears.” It’s good to call out to God in your distress. God hears our prayers when there seems to be no way out. There’s story after story in the Bible of Him answering desperate prayers. If you were to ask around, there are countless stories of people you know that have called out to Him in their moment of crisis and God heard their cry. He’s a good father who is willing and able to rescue us from any situation. He’s specializes in ones where we can’t see a way out. We just have to trust Him enough to call out to Him in prayer. He’s not far away. He’s standing there beside you in those moments. God hears you.

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