“O Lord, you have searched
me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my
thoughts from afar” (Psalm 139:1-2 NIV).
Ever try to run away from
the Lord? Maybe life seemed tough and you had just given up on the Lord. Maybe
you felt like He wasn’t listening to your prayers. Maybe you are feeling that
He doesn’t love you anymore. I can tell you most definitely that He does love
you and knows exactly everything you are thinking, saying, and feeling. “Before
a word is on my tongue you know it completely O Lord” (Psalm 139: 4 NIV).
God knows your heart and
hears your questions. It is so important to know that He will never leave you
or forsake you. You see you are very precious to God. He knew you before you
were born. “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my
mother’s womb……..My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret
place” (Psalm 139: 13, 15 NIV). Your
days are known to the Lord. “All the days ordained for me were written in your
book before one of them came to be” (Psalm 139: 16 NIV).
If you feel as though the
Lord is not listening to you or cares for you, please believe that He does and
wants a close relationship to you.
Keep praying and surrender
all of your worries, anxieties, and fears to the Lord. He alone knows the
outcome, and He alone will give you the strength to carry on. One of my
favorite verses that help me when I feel overwhelmed with worry or anxiety is:
“He gives strength to the weary, and increases the power of the weak. Even
youths grow tired and weary, and the young men stumble and fall; but those that
wait on the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like
eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint”
(Isaiah 40: 29-31 NIV). Trust in the Lord and He will help you through every
difficulty in your life.
Dear Lord,
Thank you for always being
there for us even when we have doubts. We know that you can read our thoughts and
know what lies in our hearts.
Help us to trust that you
will never leave us, and that you love us beyond what any human can love us.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen
