I haven’t met many people who feel like their prayer life is exactly where they’d like it to be.
We tend to feel like we don’t pray enough or we wonder if God is even hearing us when we do pray.
For some reason, our ability to communicate with God seems so much more complicated than our ability to communicate with our friends.
Maybe part of it is the fact that in our humanness we only see one side of the conversation.
I’m sure the devil does everything he can to whisper doubt when it comes to this critical part of our experience with God.
This morning as I was reading, though, Hebrews 11:6 jumped out at me as a possible reason for our feelings of inadequacy when it comes to prayer.
And without faith it is impossible to please God,
because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
What if we took a minute to ask two hard questions this morning:
1. Do we truly believe God exists?
2. Do we honestly believe He rewards those who earnestly seek Him?
In some ways, these questions seem simple.
Of course, we believe in God. Of course, we believe He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
But, when it comes to real-world experiences…
How often do we doubt?
How often do we complain?
How often do we question?
How often do we wish for something different?
If we reached a place of complete, undeniable trust in a God who is real and who longs to pour blessings all over us even in the middle of tough times,
what would change about today???
I’m thinking everything would change.
To drive to work feeling overwhelmed with His presence.
To walk into work totally aware of His hand holding ours.
To face stress knowing that the One who created this entire universe says, “Cast ALL your cares upon me….”
To believe with every inch of our being that Jesus says, “I have come to give you life…abundant life.”
I think there would be a lot less negativity in this world if we grasped just how much God longs to be right in the middle of every good and bad experience.
I think there would be a lot more risks taken for the Kingdom.
I want to walk in faith.
This means believing in a God who longs to reward me for earnestly seeking Him.
I want you to walk in faith too.
The devil would love for us to believe that life will only be “so good” here on earth because of all of the evil surrounding us.
But God speaks different words.
This morning, ask yourself these two questions:
1. Do I truly believe God exists?
2. Do I honestly believe He rewards those who earnestly seek Him?
If you can answer yes, then go to God with every question, every concern, every need………
and then trust Him to respond in His time.
If you are struggling to answer “yes” to the questions above,
please know I am praying for you and so are many other people.
Know that God is pursuing you even in your time of questioning.
Don’t be afraid to ask Him to show Himself to you even in your time of doubting……
Luke 11:9-10 –
And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will be given what you ask for.
Keep on looking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened. For everyone who asks, receives.
Everyone who seeks, finds. And the door is opened to everyone who knocks.
In December of 2007 as our youngest son, Nick, was fighting brain cancer, I began to blog. Writing provided a way for me to release all of my questions, fears, and doubts. It also allowed me to share the ups and downs of Nick's journey with people who were praying for him all over the world. When Nick went Home in November of 2008, my blog became my way of searching for God in the midst of my deep heartache. My heart was broken and grief brought to the surface every emotion imaginable. Being able to release those emotions through my writing brought a sense of purpose to my pain. Having already walked the road of grief in 1992 when we lost our daughter to SIDS, I knew I needed a way to keep from falling into a pit of depression and despair. I had walked close to the edge of a bottomless pit when we lost our daughter,and I knew I couldn't let myself get that close to the edge again. This blog has been and continues to be my tiny corner of the world where I can share My Heart as I journey through God's Word.......thus the name........ My Heart His Words. Thank you for taking time to share life with me. If we do not meet while here on earth, I look forward to hearing all about your life when we reach our final destiny.........Heaven! Email me anytime at 
Hey Tammy,
Was wondering if you knew,we’re able to and willing to attach the ability to “pin” individual blog posts??
Love ya cousin,
Cheryl
Cheryl,
Hi cousin!
I don’t know how. Do you? If so, you are always welcome!
Love you!!