God has no office hours. There is never a time when God is unavailable. Day or night, summer or winter, God is always present; always ready to heal, to comfort, to inspire. It is not possible that you could turn to God in prayer without receiving help.
The one thing required of you is that you shall turn to Him wholeheartedly, and that you shall expect Him to act. The greater the emergency, the easier will it be to demonstrate. The most powerful of all prayers is simply “Be still, and know that I am God.”
For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose hearts is perfect toward him. (2 Chronicles 16:9).
No matter how alone we feel or how impossible our predicament seems, it is within God’s power to meet our needs. The difficulty arises when we can’t turn to God with our whole heart. In those circumstances we must ask for God’s help to turn our hearts to him. God is there to heal our hearts whether they are filled with fear, hurt, disappointment or even anger at God. What is required of us is that we “turn” to God. Because while God is always available, we hold the key that opens the door to God. That key is our heart.
When we recognize that we can not overcome a problem alone, then we must seek God. That can be as simple as looking up and saying “Father”. It is that act, that moment in time in which God flows into our situation and assumes control. Then God will be present to us and will act for our best good. And if our hearts are truly turned to God, our eyes will be opened, our souls nourished and our burden will become our blessings. We will be returned to our gardens and be comforted by the power and grace of God.
With all my heart,
Z gardener
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