God is Listening!

For Saturday, August 1, 2020.

Psalm 10:17 CEV – “You, Lord, listen to the longings of those who suffer. You offer them hope, and you pay attention to their cries for help.”

Last night I taught about prayer, and prayer requires two parties. It works like this: We pray, and God listens! Sometimes God answers if the prayer requires an answer.

The answer can be yes or no. Sometimes God answers ‘yes,’ and that needs no explanation. Sometimes God answers ‘no’ because he can see into the future, and he knows it wouldn’t be good for us in the long run.

The most challenging for me is when God answers, “Good idea, but not just yet!” Even if our prayer is for a good thing, sometimes there’s still more work to be done. We might need to tell more people, build a team, acquire resources, find a different venue – a lot might need to change before God can bring our good idea to fruition. God’s timing may be different from our timing, and his ways are not our ways, but God’s ways are always right.

But the point of today’s message is that God is always listening. He has his ears tuned to your prayers, so go ahead – give it a try!

Blessings to everyone today!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship

3249 30th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406