Imagine if you were the only person remaining alive after some great worldwide catastrophe. Do you think the Lord would still be around? What do you think the chances would be that he would hear your prayers and, if He was still in the habit of answering prayers, whose prayers would He answer. You wouldn't have a whole lot of competition for God's attention then, would you? Of course the reality is that God is able to "multi-task" better than any of us. He's able to see each sparrow fall from the sky and He certainly hears our prayers, when they are still only thoughts not yet formed into words. Somehow I think we believe a lie that God may hear other folks' prayers and He may respond to other people when they hurt and when they cry out, but He doesn't hear "me". So I ask, "Why not you?" Who in this world is God more interested in than you? Whose problems, needs, anxieties, fears, doubts and uncertainties weigh more heavily on His heart than yours? No one is dearer to our Lord than you and if He loves the people He formed, He loves you as much as anyone He ever blessed with life. Every promise He ever made and every plan for our benefit was fashioned for you. Remember, He formed you uniquely to know you individually and there is no one He loves more than you!
Mark 6:53-56 They beached the boat at Gennesaret and tied up at the landing. As soon as they got out of the boat, word got around fast. People ran this way and that, bringing their sick on stretchers to where they heard he was. Wherever he went, village or town or country crossroads, they brought their sick to the marketplace and begged him to let them touch the edge of his coat—that's all. And whoever touched him became well.
blessings,
Rob Smith
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