I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy. Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath!
Text: Psalms 116:1-2
Please read the whole of Psalms 116
I have discovered that on the days that I had deep, soul-communication with my wife and not “Hi. How are you? I love you. See you later”: that’s when our relationship would grow. And on those days when we have little or no communication, our relationship decays. A relationship is never standing still. It’s either growing or decaying. The same is true with God. On the days when you have deep, significant talks with God, your relationship grows. On the days when you have little or no conversation with God, your relationship decays.
It’s that simple. When you really love somebody, you don’t just want to spend time with him. You want to talk with him. When people first fall in love they are always on the phone? They talk for so long and so much because they were getting to know that person. Communication is how you get to know others. What do you talk about if you want to express love to God? Anything that you’d talk to your best friend about: your hopes, your fears, your dreams, your anxieties, the things you’re embarrassed about, the things you’re proud of, the things you’re ashamed of, your goals, your ambitions, your hurts, your cares: every part of your life. Get on now!
Worship and pray.
Written by Kingsley Alfred