The Lord Hears

Our prayers are never in vain. Though sometimes it feels that way. All of us, at one time or another, have prayed and wondered whether God heard. In a society with immediate answers and information it's harder and harder to wait. Why be patient? Why can't God answer immediatly? And He does, but not always the way we want it.

A couple months ago gospel evangelist, at our church, said something that really caught my attention. "God always answers," He said, "He answers yes, no, and wait." I love this. And it is so true. Most of the time we don't want to hear "wait" we want to hear "yes, is there anything else I can do?" Especially during hard and trying times. We just want to be delivered out of the trials and tribulations. We want our spiritual lifeguard to save us, a drowining christian in a sea of troubles.

"When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit." -Psalms 35:17-18

The Lord isn't going to deliver you out of your problems immediatly, but he will help you. He wants to guide and direct, not be the overprotective parent. We are on earth to learn, and grow, and trust in Him and His word.

"No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will provide a way of escape, that you may be able to endure it." -1 Cor. 10:13

This means we are stronger than we think. We can endure hard times, with him. And he hears us and answers our cries of help. He would never let us drown. We can't lose hope, even if He tells us to wait. Keep praying through your hard times, God will deliver you.