Praying from the Depths of Your Being

There might come the time when you really need God's help. You are desperate. You have tried everything humanly possible. So you then turn to prayer.

The psalmist was in such a situation. We have the psalmist praying: "Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD; O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy." Ps. 130:1,2

There are times when we feel like prayer is our last resource. We have nowhere else to turn.

I wonder how many of us feel passionate about praying regardless of the depth of our need? Praying is what brings us closer to God. It helps to build our trust in our Creator.

After the psalmist had made a passionate plea, this individual was on the lookout for the answer to come. The psalmist was waiting more intently than the watchmen wait for the morning. There was a confidence that the prayer was heard and would be answered.

It's this kind of praying, this kind of hope, that can sustain us through whatever tough times might come to us in life.

Have you ever prayed this intently as the psalmist did?