Have you ever had times when you pray and it seems as if your prayers go no higher than the ceiling? I wonder sometimes, is God really listening on the other end? Or am I just talking to myself? It can be very frustrating, especially when you are pouring out your heart to God and you are not sure he is even listening.
When this happens, we need to remember that we cannot trust our feelings. We need to rely on what we know about God from the Scriptures. We need to remember that God loves us and he wants us to know his will. He is not trying to hide it from us or frustrate us. Granted, he may need to drive us to our knees to reshape our thinking or to get us to see things differently. Time spent on your knees is never wasted, even if you don't get any immediate answers or you don't "feel" like God heard. Each time we come to God and humbly lay our requests before him and examine our hearts and consecrate our lives, we are changing, little by little.
So, the next time you feel that your prayers are going nowhere, rejoice that God is using your prayers to change you and make you more like him. He always hears. He never sleeps or slumbers. Don't give up - keep praying and keep seeking him and be obedient to each request he makes of you. Always remember that God loves you and he knows what is the best for you to make you into all that you were meant to be.
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