God Is Listening

Psalm 40:5-10

One of my favorite shows on TV was Frasier. In case you're not familiar with the show, it was about a psychiatrist who had a radio program. The show would follow the situational mishaps of he and his family and friends as they lived, or tried to live, a normal life in Seattle.

One of my favorite lines in the show heppened when someone would call in to Frasier's program and he answered the call by saying, "Good morning, caller, I'm listening." The caller would then pour out their heart, usually with situations that were bizarre, at best. Frasier would never react in a negative way to those callers and would do his best to listen to them and offer some kind of solution for them to feel better or overcome their problem.

Sometimes I wonder if we sound like those same callers when we talk with God. Sometimes we talk with God when we're at the end of our rope, and it's in those times we can have mixed thoughts which match our mixed feelings.

Today's Psalmist reminds us that we can come to God regardless of where our thoughts or feelings are.The Psalmist says that whether or not we can offer riches and promises, God is always willing to listen to us when we need someone to listen; no matter if our thoughts or feelings are mixed or coherent.

During this Lenten season I'm doing my best to talk with God more, and I have to admit sometimes I sound like one of those callers from the Frasier show. But, my heart is calmer now as I know, without a doubt, that God listens anyway.