I find it so incredibly comforting to know that because I’m a child of God, HE HEARS my prayers! I’m so thankful that Brian and I know the Lord and can take comfort in knowing that He hears our prayers.  I love that!

Last week was a really scary time for our family.  Holding little Gideon in my arms, feeling him go limp, eyes gloss over, roll back, and around his mouth turn blue.  I thought he was dying! I really did think we were loosing him.  I know in my state of panic I was calling out loud to God and begging Him to help little Gideon.  I was praying.  It was the only thing I could do!

In my study this morning I read in the Psalms
6: 9 
The LORD has heard my cry for mercy;
   the LORD accepts my prayer. 
and
116:1-2
I love the LORD, for he heard my voice;
   he heard my cry for mercy.
2 Because he turned his ear to me,
   I will call on him as long as I live.

and 
66:18-19
18 If I had cherished sin in my heart,
   the Lord would not have listened;
19 but God has surely listened
   and has heard my prayer.
20 Praise be to God,
   who has not rejected my prayer
   or withheld his love from me!

These verses also caused me to think about my life and how connected I am with the Lord.  Do I call on Him regularly? Do I ask Him for forgiveness of sins? Am I specific when I ask?  I need to be! I need to come before Him and lay it all out there.  I need to pray with an open heart and ask Him to search me and ask Him to open my eyes to sins I’m not seeing.  If I have un-confessed sin in my heart, He isn’t going to listen to my prayers.  I need to come clean on a daily basis.  Seek His forgiveness so that I am right with Him. 


I too know that God doesn’t always answer our prayers the way we think they should be answered.  Sometimes His answer is NO, sometimes its YES and sometimes its WAIT.  God does what He thinks is best for His children.  I know that.  Yet, I find it hard to accept this during a trying time, but since I know that He has what is best in mind, its easier to lean on Him and trust in Him.  If my heart is clean before him, I know He listens and He hears my prayers and that brings me joy and comfort.

Oh God, how I love you and how I long to be a better child.  Thank you for your forgiveness and love.