Unclogging the Pipes

Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will tell you what he did for me. For I cried out to him for help, praising him as I spoke. If I had not confessed the sin in my heart, my Lord would not have listened. But God did listen! He paid attention to my prayer. Praise God, who did not ignore my prayer and did not withdraw his unfailing love from me. Psalm 66:16-20

What sobering verses! When we come to God with a burden or request, oh, how we want to hear us and answer us now. In today's verses David gives clear instruction: when we're crying out to God for help, we should first come to him in confession and ask him to cleanse our hearts. Then he will pay attention and will not ignore our prayer.

Think about this in your life. When we ask the Spirit to search our hearts what will he find? Will he show us anything that displeases him, he will reveal what we need to confess. This exercise can be scary and heart wrenching. I encourage you to pause today to do this, and to feel, and hear what the spirit reveals to you. Is your line of communication to God being hampered by your own heart?

Lord, I ask you, search my heart. Shine your light on my sin. Forgive me. I am crying to you for help. Thank you for hearing me. I am crying out to you for help. Thank you for hearing me, answering the cry of my heart, and continuing to show your unfailing love in my life. In Jesus' name. Amen

On a side note, a few days ago I posted that I was trying to sell a home in Grimes and I was so trying to wait patiently for God. Well last night, I was made an offer and I believe that we may have it sold. I guess God thought now was the time. Praise God.