Do you ever feel like no one hears you? Do you ever feels like no one listens? Like you could stand in a crowded room, screaming, and not a single person would turn your way? I sure do. Words begin to feel useless. Like trying to shout into a raging storm. The words are ripped away the second they pass my lips. Amid the mad hustle and bustle of a constantly changing society, people get lost in the chaos. Forgotten. Left in a lonely corner to gather dust. It is easy to feel forgotten and unheard. It's easier still to be the one to forget and not listen. How many times have I gone about my way, blissfully and contentedly unaware of the storm that rages around me? I choose to coast on through, surviving by any means necesarry, yet I cry injustice when the same is done to me.
I was struck with a thought today as I watched one of the deaf kids pray. Growing up, I was taught many times over, the 'proper' way to pray. I got very very good at praying, and stopped talking to God altogther. But today, as I watched her pray with her hands, I realized how useless my words are sometimes. It rarely occurs to me that God reads what comes out of the heart, not the mouth. Words are good, but they are just noises if not spoken from the heart or with true intent. It somehow never occured to me. I can create the most elaborate and spectacular prayer, laced with good intentions and delivered with passion, but if I am not bothering to approach the throne of God, then it's just a show. I make myself disingenuous. There's nothing wrong with folding hands, closing eyes, and kneeling. It's a sign of respect and humility to God. Yet, from what I understand, He also just wants me to talk with Him. To communicate with Him, in all honesty and love. Even though the deaf girl couldn't use words, God listens the prayer of her hands and her heart.
And He doesn't just listen, He hears us.
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