{"id":22594,"date":"2014-10-31T00:20:22","date_gmt":"2014-10-31T04:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=22594"},"modified":"2014-10-30T23:48:15","modified_gmt":"2014-10-31T03:48:15","slug":"week-psalm-41","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2014\/10\/31\/week-psalm-41\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week…Psalm 4:1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Answer me when I call to You,
\nmy righteous God.
\nGive me relief from my distress;
\nhave mercy on me and hear my prayer.
\nPsalm 4:1<\/p>\n

How many times have you prayed a prayer similar to this one? \u00a0Many times, if you like me, call out to God in times of stress and distress! \u00a0And this week my friends who contribute to our Seeking Him<\/strong> devotional blog have each shared on this verse with similar thoughts. \u00a0Here is a quick reminder of some of the things that Ann, Ahmee, Cynda, Laura, and Tina have written.<\/p>\n

Cynda wrote in her devotional entitled, Perfect Prayers,<\/em><\/strong> how she loved the simplicity of David\u2019s prayer. \u00a0She reminded us of how God always looks at the heart not all the superfluous things. \u00a0And she wrote, \u2018 Prayer doesn\u2019t have to be fancy. It doesn\u2019t have to be perfect. It just needs to be heartfelt. It needs to be uttered with passion. God honors fervent prayers by being merciful and gracious to us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ann shared her heart in Prayerfulness<\/strong><\/em> that there have been times when she \u2018…cried to my God to answer my prayers because I felt that they were not being answered…this only brought discomfort and fear in me. All the faith had gone\u2026all I could see was unanswered prayer.\u201d \u00a0But the Holy Spirit spoke to her saying, \u2018You know what, Ann? Cast all your cares unto God and He will give you rest.\u201d \u00a0<Simple but oh-so-necessary!> \u00a0She compelled us \u201cI urge each one of you to be earnestly prayerful and regularly engaged in prayer. \u00a0With faith, we will have answered prayers. \u00a0All that we need is to ask God for help. Our prayers will be granted.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ahmee encouraged us, in Just A Reminder<\/em><\/strong>, to see the importance of rest\u2014directing us to Jesus\u2019 words recorded in Matthew 11:28-30.
\nCome to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.\u00a0Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart,\u00a0and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light<\/em>. \u00a0She also wrote: \u201cSo, take your request to Him and then rest. {Do not forget about the resting part!}\u201d<\/p>\n

Tina focused on The Provider<\/strong><\/em> aspect of God\u2019s love and care for us. \u201cWhen we are in distress, we call out to God. We expect Him to answer us immediately,\u201d Tina wrote. \u00a0And she reminded us that God is able to handle our upsetment! \u00a0In addition, she gave us the example \u201c…of Abraham who left his father, took his wife and nephew, and moved away from all that he knew. Just because God called to him. But Abraham received a promise. A promise to become a father of many.\u201d \u00a0And we know how abundantly and miraculously God has provided for what He promised Abraham!<\/p>\n

In her blog, Answering The Caller ID<\/em><\/strong>, Laura took the part of the verse that says \u2018Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness…\u201d and brought it all back to a call we need to heed: \u201c…Here is one call that we are supposed to answer no matter what. \u00a0The caller ID is our heart being tugged at by Jesus wanting us to accept Him as our Savior. \u00a0It is a call that should be answered every time. \u00a0By answering the call of Christ, our faith is strengthened and fortified.\u201d \u00a0She also wrote, \u201cWhen we answer Christ\u2019s call, God hears us. \u00a0We become blessed even more.\u201d Oh, yes<\/em> we do!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

My heart was encouraged day-by-day as I read and considered the words and Truth being shared by these friends of mine (and yours!). \u00a0As I prayed and studied, two Scriptures came to mind; may I share them with you? \u00a0I hope that they will encourage and comfort you…reminding you to always call<\/strong> out to your heavenly Father…who is always listening<\/strong>…He always hears<\/strong> and always answers<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

The Lord is near to all who call upon Him,
\nTo all who call upon Him in truth.
\nHe will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;
\nHe will also hear their cry and will save them.
\nThe Lord keeps all who love Him,
\nBut all the wicked He will destroy.
\nPsalms 145:18-20<\/p>\n

Now this is the confidence that we have in Him,
\nthat if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
\nAnd if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask,
\nwe know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.
\n1 John 5:14-15<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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