{"id":2233,"date":"2020-06-24T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=2233"},"modified":"2020-06-05T09:33:15","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T14:33:15","slug":"god-is-waiting-for-you-to-cry-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2020\/06\/24\/god-is-waiting-for-you-to-cry-out\/","title":{"rendered":"GOD IS WAITING FOR YOU TO CRY OUT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cI cry aloud to the Lord;\u00a0 I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy.\u201d (Psalm 142:1 NIV)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

God is waiting for you.  He\u2019s waiting for you to turn to Him.  He\u2019s waiting for you to cry out to Him.  He\u2019s waiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What keeps us from crying out?\u00a0 For me, personally, pride.\u00a0 I want to handle things on my own.\u00a0 I don\u2019t need anyone\u2019s help.\u00a0 Plus, I\u2019m helping God if I don\u2019t bother Him with my petty problems.\u00a0 People are dying of cancer, I don\u2019t need to bother God about a parking space.\u00a0 But I\u2019ve learned, those thoughts are not true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’re the ones who prioritize prayer requests, not God.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hardest concept I\u2019ve had understanding as a Christ follower is this one:  Everything is small stuff to God.  <\/em>We\u2019re the ones who prioritize prayer requests, not God.  Jesus says this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCome to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.\u201d (<\/em>Matthew 11:28 NIV<\/em><\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No where in the above verse is there a priority list.  We are all weary and burdened.  No one has a perfect life, no matter what it looks like from your perspective.  None of us live this life without pain and struggles.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI Still Believe<\/a>\u201d is a movie based on the life of Melissa Camp<\/a>.  She died at the age of 21 from ovarian cancer.  Her faith and wisdom is still inspiring others.  Her story didn\u2019t have the perfect ending from the vantage point of earth.  But from God\u2019s view, her story is perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melissa had a child like faith.  Even in the midst of battling cancer, she didn\u2019t lose her faith.  She believed God\u2019s purpose was special.  She understood she was where God wanted her.  She understood this was her chosen path.  She accepted what God was doing in her life.  She lived in the moment, enjoying the people God gave her to love.  She never stopped seeking God, no matter what.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus tells us to have childlike faith:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c<\/em><\/strong>And he said: \u201cTruly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.\u201d (<\/em>Matthew 2:3 NIV<\/em><\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Children\u2019s faith believes God hears their prayers, no matter what they are.  When I was a child I prayed Mom would say yes to letting me spend the night at my friend\u2019s house.  I asked God for a baton or whatever toy had my interest.  I believed He could answer all of those prayers.  And He did.  Mom either said yes or no, I either got the toy or I didn\u2019t.  But I never doubted God had heard me.  I believe God has heard every prayer I\u2019ve said over my lifetime.  Prayers I\u2019ve forgotten I prayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God doesn\u2019t prioritize our prayers.  Everything is small stuff to Him.  He\u2019s waiting for you to turn to Him.  He\u2019s waiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question of the Day:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are you afraid to ask God for in your life?
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Further Reading: <\/strong>2 Kings 6:1-7:20 NIV<\/a>, Acts 15:36-16:15 NIV<\/a>, Psalm 142 NIV<\/a>, Proverbs 17:24-25 NIV<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cI cry aloud to the Lord;\u00a0 I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy.\u201d (Psalm 142:1 NIV) God is waiting for you.  He\u2019s waiting for you to turn to Him.  He\u2019s waiting for you to cry out to Him.  He\u2019s waiting. What keeps us from crying out?\u00a0 For me, personally, pride.\u00a0 I want… Continue reading GOD IS WAITING FOR YOU TO CRY OUT<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2233"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2234,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2233\/revisions\/2234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}