Day 5 | Prayer 1

OBSERVATION

Let’s face it: no matter how old you are, life has a way of getting busy, stressful, overwhelming, and sometimes just flat out chaotic. And in those moments, when we should be calling out to God to help center us in Him, we neglect prayer. If we’re going to be honest, sometimes it’s because we’re so overwhelmed, fearful, or even frozen by a situation that we feel requires fancy words. You know, the “right” words, “right” feelings, or even the “right” moment to pray. But in this moment in scripture, David doesn’t say he waited until he searched for and found the right words or found the right moment. We don’t even know what words David used. But what we do know is that David simply prayed. He wasn’t looking or waiting for a “right” feeling; instead, he brought all his feelings to God. His fear, anxiety, and trouble, he brought all of it. David was depending on God to meet him where he was, in all of his feelings. And God did! God heard him and delivered him from his fears.Prayer may not always instantly change our situation, but it always changes our perspective. David knew that he couldn't carry it all on his own and that he needed God to carry the weight of those feelings. He needed God to meet him where he was because that was the only way he could make it. David is a great example to us that we don’t need to have it all together or be all “fancy” when we pray. We just simply need to pray and bring it all to God, no matter how uncertain, messy, or chaotic life might be. What do you need to seek God about? What fears, anxieties, or uncertainties do you need God to deliver you from?