There was a time when it was very easy for me to bend down. After years of working in nursing and as the Rheumatoid Arthritis has become burdensome, my knees and back are not fond of the process of bending over. But still we bend over. We bend over when we need to pick up something we dropped. We bend over when we want to reach to clean something that is low to the ground. We bend over when we want to pet our furry friends. We bend over when we play with the little blessings God has put in our life.
The Psalmist wrote that God “bends down to listen.” Consider this. God bends down to listen. He wants to listen to you. He wants you to speak to him. He bends down to listen. He bends down to hear what you have to say to him. He cares that much. He loves you that much.
Do you pray as if God is truly listening; as if he is bending down to hear you? Or do you pray as if you are simply reading off a list? Today when you speak with God, remember that he is listening. The Psalmist wrote that he would “pray as long as I have breath.” Why? Because he knew God was listening. Because he was so grateful that we have a God who listens to everything and who cares for each one of us. He’s bending down for you. Speak.
“Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath!” – Psalm 116:2 [NLT]
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