“God hears your voice”

I love the Lord and He heard my voice; He heard my cry for mercy. Because He turned His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live. Psalm 116:1-2

Verse Reflections:  Over and over I have had to ask for mercy and grace.  Over and over I have failed to follow healthy eating habits.  Over and over I have abused my body and I have had to ask for forgiveness and mercy.  Over and over I have made promises that tomorrow will be different.  The amazing part of this verse is the last, because He listens “I will call on Him as long as I live”.  He allows us the grace and mercy to fail.  I guess that is the nature of living here on earth.  We will fail.  But He still listens to our voice.  He knows our hearts.  If you are reading this, you are trying to make healthy changes. God is so good to us.  The discipline of making myself get up in the morning and read the Bible verses that help me with my healthy eating habits has made the difference.  It helps me to know that He still has mercy for me when I fail.  But I like the thought of calling on Him in ADVANCE to prevent failure.  When I start my day with His word I fail less often.  I hear His voice when I call on Him first instead of second.  Priscilla Shrirer, a talented Christian writer wrote a fabulous book that reminds us that when we can’t hear His voice we have to move closer to Him.  We have to pray, read our Bible and create quiet time in the midst of our busy lives.  When we do this, we can hear His voice.  And know that He will always, always hear our voice and we can call on Him as long as we live.

Prayer:  Lord, I come to You in amazement and thankfulness.  I appreciate that David called on You as long as He lived.  I thank You for hearing our voice.  I thank You for your mercy, Your forgiveness.  I thank You that You turn Your ear to me.  Today I want You to turn Your ear to me so that You might hear my plea for power.  I have experienced an internal power since I have been searching Your word for verses that can help me with my food addictions and abuse.  You are amazing and I am so glad that You trusted me with this message of eating God foods plus one.  It allows me the freedom to have a few cookies, or chips or cheese or whatever I want to indulge in.  It allows me not to chastise myself for having a little extra.  And yet, I feel my body changing as I crave less and less because I am changing the circling cycle of my cravings.  Eating less sugar and carbs allows me to crave less sugar and carbs.  Thank You for giving me the internal power to continue this change.  I love You so much and I appreciate the investment You have put into me.  I appreciate the fact that You hang with me when I fail and yet, You show me paths that allow me not to fail.  You even convince me that “failure” in my mind is not “failure” in heaven.  Thank You for changing me, growing me.  I will call on You as long as I live.