More Than My Words
I’m a fast talker.
I mean, I speak so fast that my words sometimes seem to run into one another, especially when I have so much to say in a split second. I wouldn’t say I stammer, but sometimes I struggle to get the words out. That’s one of the reasons I enjoy writing. I’m able to express myself more fully.
Even when I pray, I often wonder how God hears me. 😂 How does He keep up with everything I’m saying?
Sometimes, I record voice notes, listen to them later, and end up asking, “What did I even say?” 😂
So, one day, while I was praying and my words were flying in every direction, that funny thought crossed my mind again: How does God hear you?
And I remembered what the Bible says: “Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear.” Isaiah 59:1 (NIV)
He created me. I’m made in His image, after all. He knows exactly how I speak. He knew me before I was formed, and He knew my requests before I even said them.
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So why was I concerned? I can also pray in tongues; I usually switch and let my infirmities, including my fast speech, be helped. 😂 (Roman 8:26)
“Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.” — Jeremiah 29:12 (NKJV)
“Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.” — John 16:24 (NKJV)
Notice what the scripture says. “I will listen to you.”
There wasn’t a clause that said, “If you speak fluently,” or “If you can put your words together perfectly.” He simply said, “I will listen to you.”
So just in case you’re like me and you’ve ever wondered whether God hears you for whatever reason, He does. In fact, He hears you clearly.
Don’t stop praying until your joy is full. He’s willing to listen. He’s ready to hear you before you’ve found the perfect words, before you’ve slowed down enough to sound polished, and even when your sentences seem to trip over each other.
You’re talking to the One who already knows your heart.
And that’s enough. ❤️
