I was reading through Psalm 5 today and, as usual with the Holy Word, I was convicted of my prayer life. I enjoy praying, and often my prayers are written so they take longer than they should. But here’s my problem:
Give ear to my words, O LORD,
consider my sighing.
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
Sounds pretty normal, right? This describes me pretty well… I lay my request before you in the morning, Listen to my cry for help!!!!
and wait in expectation.
Oooh. There it is. “and wait in expectation.” How long do I wait for a response? How long do I give God the opportunity to speak to me? I know, I know, I need to be praying without ceasing, which is how close our relationship should be with Jesus. But I’m shamed at how little I spend daily listening… especially since so many of my prayers are for wisdom and advice.
