One night before my prayer time, I was feeling very... down. I wanted to vent to someone about how I was feeling, but I knew that the only person I should probably talk to was God. Even though I knew I should talk to God, I felt that if God knows all and sees all then I don't have to tell Him how I'm feeling or what I'm thinking. Then I began to think, realistically what is it going to hurt to tell Him? What harm will it do to tell the Lord my heart's concerns? Who is He going to tell? I learned these 2 things that night:
1. What happens between me and God stays between me and God.
2. Out of all the people in the world God takes care of, when I call He listens to me.
1. What happens between me and God stays between me and God.
When I pour my heart out to Him, I never have to worry about if it will be spread around like gossip. God is not petty. He is not going to tell somebody, "Guess what I heard last night..." or "Let me tell you what Sariah told me..." He can be trusted to keep your deepest, darkest secrets. We can trust Him with our inner most thoughts, and He won't hold them against us. Sometimes I feel that what I'm thinking is going to disappoint Him. I have this feeling like as a Christian there are just certain emotions and thoughts that I can't feel or think simply because I am a Christian. But the truth is, God should know those thoughts too. Let Him know them all so that He can be the one to create in you a clean heart if what you're feeling doesn't reflect Him.
2. Out of all the people in the world God takes care of, when I call He listens to me.
I think about this often, because it is so amazing to me. There are billions of people in the world, but He gives me His undivided attention when I need Him. Multiple people can be calling on Him at the same time and He is able to hear them all. He is able to make every person calling on Him feel as if they are the only one in the world. Isn't that amazing? I felt like my feelings that night were so small and insignificant but when I felt His presence so strong in the room, I was humbled. I was humbled to know that He thinks enough about me that no matter how big or how small I think my issue is, He listens.
I hope this blog serves as some encouragement to you! Don't ever be afraid to tell God EXACTLY how you feel and what you're thinking. He will listen.
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