Psalm 28

V 1-2 To you Lord I call, my rock, do not be deaf to me, for if you are silent to me I will become like those who go down to the pit. Hear the sound of my pleadings when I cry to You for help.

V 6 to 9 Blessed be the Lord because He has heard the sound of my pleading The Lord is my strength and my shield. My heart trusts in Him and I am helped. Therefore, my heart triumphs and with my song I shall thank Him. The Lord is my strength and my shield. He is a refuge of salvation to His anointed. Save Your people and bless Your inheritance be their shepherd also and carry them forever.

Have you ever started off in prayer as David did. Do you feel sometimes that your prayers are hitting the ceiling or that God is distant and He seems far away and you cry out to him with all your strength, but heaven stays silent. This could be for a short while or for many weeks.

I have had this happen lately. There has been a lot going on in my life and I’ve struggled. Sometimes we don’t find the energy to pray or read His word, we cry out to Him for help, but He seems so distant, as David said Heaven stays silent.

But after the first part of this Psalm David then goes onto say, The Lord has heard his pleading.

Something has happened, something has shifted. What had changed that the Lord had heard his pleadings. I believe the Lord had heard him, He always hears but our prayers are not always answered straight away. Maybe we ask with wrong motives, maybe God is teaching us something to help us grow, whatever the reason God is working. David is now saying My heart trusts in Him and I am helped. The Lord is his strength and refuge. God heard His prayer and answered Him.

We can trust God. He knows what He is doing and sometimes He will allow pain and suffering but He will use this for our good and His glory. In His pergect timing he will help us through.

As I mentioned I have felt, when I needed Him the most that He seemed so distant and quiet but like David He is beginning to speak to me. To show me things. Showing me He does hear my prayers.

Firstly, I came across a wonderful lady a few weeks ago who does an evening hour long talk on a verse of scripture every weeknight so I have been listening to her every evening. She speaks about Gods healing and so much more and prays for us. She also has messaged me and prayed for me via whatsapp which has been so helpful and I am so grateful to her for this. She has been a great encouragement to me in many ways and has been praying for me.

God has spoken through friends too and provided my needs as He had promised. Its funny how we can have faith in one area but not in others. I really believed God would meet my needs as He had promised that but with healing I didnt have the faith needed.

The other day I prayed to the Lord in tears. Lord what do I do? Please help me as I am struggling in different areas at mo.

Then almost straight away I came across an elderly lady on YouTube, never seen her before and she said… Remember what God has done in the past. He answers prayers. He Heals, He will speak to you if you’re listening.

Wow that was just for me. Yes, we are to remember that God has come through for us in many ways before and He will again. He has answered prayers He has healed. And the part about He will speak if you are listening was just what I needed. I hadn’t spent much time in His word or prayer as I had been really unwell as I said and it took all my effort sometimes to get out of bed and do things I had to do.

We may feel God is distant when we need Him the most. We may feel our prayers are hitting the ceiling but press on. He sees, He hears, He knows and in His perfect timing He will speak. It may be from His word, or a friend or something you see on Youtube 🙂

Maybe you need to rest and recover but still read His word and pray as much as you can. You will find that as the days go on He will strengthen you. Don’t listen to the lies of the enemy either. Don’t give the enemy a foothold. When the lies come, replace them with Gods word. Keep declaring Gods word. Take it like medicine 3 times a day. Declaring His word is so powerful, its sharper than a two-edged sword.

Also put on the armour of God and one day you will realise things are changing, that His word is working in your life, that God was with you all the time, He has promised never to leave us or forsake us . He loves you and has heard your pleadings, like David, and you will probably find that He has been preparing you for something that He will reveal to you at the right time. He is our Shepherd and we are His sheep. He is our Father and we are His childten. We can trust our Abba Father. Stay close to Him, listen to Him and He will lead you to green pastures/ still waters and He will restore you.  God bless.