Actually, God hears all our prayers. God's ears are never closed and he never turns away from our cries for help. We do not need to be concerned that God doesn’t care. He knows and understands our deepest concerns and our most essential needs. There is nothing we can or need to hide from God. He wants us to lay our anxieties and apprehensions down at His feet. He wants to carry our burdens and tells us over and over that we are not to worry. I'm thinking that if he mentions it over and over in His word, that it is pretty important to Him that we give up those areas of concern. God recognizes all that disquiets us and assures us of listening so that we may know we are not alone. Our prayers are never in vain. In fact, God knows our needs even before we ask, and is already at work responding to those needs and giving us new life again. Doesn't that give you great peace and assurance of God’s devoted attention and acceptance?
Lord, it is a great reassurance to know that you understand the cries of my heart and reach out to answer me even before I turn to you. I am deeply grateful that you know me so well – and love me so much. Amen.
