God Listens

[416 words] Have you ever stopped in the middle of a sentence or in the middle of telling a story because you thought the person you were talking to was not listening? It is quite a joy when the person notices and encourages you to continue. You feel rather down and worthless when the person does not notice. While there are many reasons that a person might not be listening we can take assurance in one very important thing. God listens always. God listens and internalizes what we say to Him. He does not simply let us ramble on without our words sinking in affecting Him in a personal manner. What we tell God is important to Him. He wants to know what we have to say. He wants us to talk to Him. He even commands that we talk to Him (1 Thessalonians 5:17). God listened when Abraham pleaded…