By: Deborah Lovett
Finding God by Crying Out
It is a humbling thought to think of ourselves finding God by crying out to Him. However, that is exactly what these Psalms suggest we do over and over and I would like to suggest that this is exactly how we will be finding God daily from now till eternity:
Psalm 118:5 “In my anguish I cried to the Lord, and he answered by setting me free.”
Psalm 88:1-2 “O Lord, the God who saves me, day and night I cry out before you. May my prayer come before you, turn your ear to my cry.”
Psalm 17:1 “Hear, O Lord, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer– it does not rise from deceitful lips.”
Psalm 5:2-3 “Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray. In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.”
Psalm 6:9-10 “The Lord has heard my cry for mercy; the Lord accepts my prayer. All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.”
Believe me, if my daughter or son cries, I am there–on top of the situation, doing whatever I can to subdue their pain, their troubles, or their confusion. I can be a maniac when it comes to my children! When they cry however, if they do so silently-they would need to handle it on their own. I believe God is asking us to cry out loud to Him, on our knees, believing in faith, and waiting in patient expectation. When we “cry silently” to Him, He knows, because He is all knowing, but we open up the heavens when we cry aloud. When we cry out loud, it says “I am not too proud to cry, I need your help, I can’t do this on my own.”
There is Power in the Name of Jesus! Cry out to Him today! And remember as you do: He loves you unconditionally, and is very near to you today. May you be finding God by crying out to Him today. He is listening for you.
James 1:2-3 “Consider it pure joy my brothers whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.”
James 1:6-8 “But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is double-minded man, unstable in all he does.”
Here’s a great example of finding God by crying out to Jesus with Third Day:
