Grateful He hears

   So in light of being grateful and turning my eyes toward God, I am thankful for a God who is loving and forgiving. Who knows my flaws and loves me just the same. Though I fail Him and many time and again, He calls me His. I am thankful that when I am rejoicing He rejoices as well and when I am lonely and empty He is close. One of my favorite songs is Never Alone by Barlow girls. " I waited for you today, but you never showed. I needed you today so where did you go. you told me to call, said you'd be there and though I haven't seen you, are you still there?"I find that the most natural thing in the world is to cry out to Him when we are broken. David a man after His own heart, did so....time and time and time again. Psalm 55:4 says My heart is anguish within me. Psalm 56:8 record my misery list my tears on your scroll are they not in your record? Psalm 22:2 My God I cry out to you, but you do not answer, by night but I find no rest. Habakkuk as well cried out to God. Habakkuk1:2 how long Lord must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you Violence! but you do not save? Of coarse in all these circumstances God is faithful and merciful to we his foolish kids! But I say these things to point out that in the bible, God's love story to us, He deemed it worthy to show us men that He loved and called out for service, mourning and feeling dry in their desert places. It is not wrong brothers and sisters. As long as you remember who He is and what He has done for us and praise Him even in the storm.And I thank Him that He is big enough to understand and to rally to lift us from these places. I feel my joy returning slowly and, I am thankful to all of you for your kind comments and messages, they truly mean the world to me. Truly!
   By the way the rest of the song is I cried out with no reply and I can't see you by my side. So I'll hold tight to what I know you're here, and I'm never alone! Amen sometimes we're just holding on to bible truths we know, and reminding ourselves that He is our joy and praising Him for He is good in all things! But it is OK to cry out to Abba (father God) even with all this in your heart and mind.
   God bless and keep you, Ms. Jill

P.S. to any who were offended by my transparency, I truly am sorry it is never my intent to Say anything hurtful about my precious Father or my beloved church family. I would be lost without either of them. Again no human is responsible for my revival or joy and I wish only to show my humanity in my walk and to let others know it is not a reason to turn from Him but to run towards Him.