Do you ever feel like your prayers are a mere echo in the Grand Canyon of life?
Do you wonder, does He really hear every word? With all that is going on in this great big world, does my small prayer for peace today, matter? Maybe you feel like Margaret:
excerpt from “Are You There God, It’s Me, Margaret” by Judy Blume
Did you read this book in the 1980s, too? I always wanted to hear God’s response. And recently, I found it right here:
Psalms 116:2 says, “Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath!”
Did you catch that? He bends down low to listen.
He stretches out to you.
He inclines Himself to your prayers.
His very position, is toward you.
This reminds me of when my toddler wants to tell me something important. She grabs my face and says, “Mom. Mom. Mom.” Her little hands on my cheeks tell me, to stop and listen.
Well guess what? You never have to do that with God. He is already in the perfect listening position. Yes, dear Margaret, He is here. He is listening to prayers for peace, parking places, and moving to New Jersey.
Every prayer on every breath is heard.
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Oh I really needed this scripture today. Knowing that He stretches out to meet me in the place of prayer.
I love, love, love this verse! A friend shared it with me, and it always encourages my heart! It is such a beautiful picture of His heart for us!
What a timely message! I am 31 years old and for the first time read Are You There, God? it’s Me, Margaret, just last week! It is always a great reminder to know that God will come to us – on our level. That Jesus was a human, just like me. Thanks for the message!
Vicki that is so neat! Love how timely this is for you! Have a great weekend!
What a perfect truth! If only I had known it back in the 80s. But then again, God’s timing is perfect and at least I know it now.
Hi Stacey! Thank you so much for sharing these words of wisdom! 🙂
I know this may sound silly but I used to place a chair next to me and ask God to sit in the chair so we could talk…until my mom reminded me that God is Emmanuel which means “God with us” so He cannot be limited or confined to a chair or a room or a house or any human defined space. He’s more than that. He, the Creator of the Universe who set the stars in space and keeps our hearts beating and gives us breath with every new morning, is EMMANUEL…HE is WITH US. 🙂
So your post as you can see reminded me of what my mom would say!
Thanks again for sharing and May God richly bless your blog, ministry and family!
Sincerely,
Alexis
i love this post stacey!! LOVE! “he bends down low to listen” … they grab our faces to get our attention, but we don’t have to do that … LOVE everything about this!
Thank you, Stacey. I needed to hear that! The picture of your little one grabbing your face is so clear! I will try to keep that image in my mind! And the Scripture, too.