Give ear
I have certain friends that I have committed to pray for. A few of
them know who they are but a lot of them don’t know I’m praying for them.
A few days ago, one of those friends named Erica just simply posted
something on Facebook and it reminded I needed to pray for her and I had been
neglecting it.
Recently I sat with a notebook and wrote out my feelings and
it was never really intended to go anywhere else. Honestly my thoughts
get so scrambled and messed up, but I have times where if I don’t get them out
my brain gets hung up on the wrong things. I’ve quoted this before, but
Anna Nalick said it best in her song Breathe.
“2 am and I’m still awake, writing a song if I get all down on
paper, it’s no longer inside of me threatening the life it belongs to.
And I feel like I’m naked in front of the crowd, cause these words are my
diary screaming out loud.”
That’s often what it feels like as a writer you simply have
to get things out be it on paper or verbally you have to release thoughts.
I prayed a lot before starting this blog because I haven’t done one of
these since February and I often feel I don’t have anything to say or a way to
encourage people anymore. But maybe you’re like me and you’ve been
through struggles, and you need a friend like mine who just posted something on
Facebook and God used it to remind you to pray. I want to take you to Psalm 5
because we need this reminder.
Psalm 5:1-2
“Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my sighing. Listen to my
cry for help, my King, and my God, for to you I pray. In the morning, O
Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait
in expectation.”
In my opinion 1 Peter 5:7 is still one of the most important verses you
can ever memorize.
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”
We need a place to go with our thoughts and we also need to remember God
cares for us and those around us.
I’ve been on a journey as of late and if any of you want to pray for me
about anything it would be that I find friends to connect with. Since my
divorce I have never felt more alone where I live. Like I told my
counselor I somewhat dread my days off work because all I have is my dog to
talk to. Sure, I’m single I can go anywhere and do anything but for the
most part I’m alone and bored. I have a friend I get to meet for
breakfast on Thursday morning. I meet with my parents sometimes on that
day too, but I’ve been kinda bouncing from one church to another because one
stopped having Wednesday night services. I will flat out admit this if I
ever get asked to do anything after church with someone, I will probably cry
the whole way there just because making a friend would mean that much.
Being alone in a big city and barely knowing anyone is harder than you
could ever imagine. So, if you want to pray for Zac that’s how. I
need Christian friends. But if you get anything from all this pray and
seek God.
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