Today’s Verse
“Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and He shall hear my voice.”
Psalm 55:17 (KJV)
God is Listening
I talk to myself more than I realize. Not out loud (usually), but in my head. My internal monologue is constant. Worrying about what tasks I need to do, replaying conversations, planning future conversations, processing emotions, trying to figure things out. And sometimes I catch myself and think: I could be talking to God instead.
Prayer often feels formal to me. Like I need to get my words right, structure my thoughts properly, sound spiritual. Writing these devotional prayers has probably added to that formality. But that’s not what God is asking for. He’s inviting conversation. Real, honest, unfiltered dialogue with Someone who is actually listening.
King David understood this when he wrote Psalm 55. Over and over, he talked to God about everything, his fears, his frustrations, his questions, his praise. He didn’t polish his words. He just said what he was thinking and feeling, confident that God was listening and that it mattered.
It’s the same for us. We don’t have to have it all together before we pray. We can bring the mess. The anger. The confusion. The complaints and the celebrations. The big crises and the small annoyances. All of it. He’s not waiting for us to clean it up first. He’s inviting us to bring it as it is.
And listening doesn’t just mean He hears, it means He responds. Sometimes through Scripture. Sometimes through other people. Sometimes through a sense of peace. Sometimes through silence that teaches us to wait. But He’s always engaged, always attentive, always present in the conversation.
Today’s Prayer
Lord, You are listening, truly hearing every word I speak, every thought I think, every groan I can’t articulate, and that invitation to talk to You changes everything.
I forget that prayer isn’t shouting into the void but conversation with a God who actually hears, who pays attention to what I have to say, who wants to hear from me.
Teach me to talk to You throughout my day, not just in formal prayers but in honest conversation, bringing You the small things and the big things, the complaints and the celebrations.
Because You’re listening, I don’t have to filter or polish my words, I can be raw and real, can bring my anger, my confusion, my joy, my gratitude, all of it.
Help me believe that You truly want to hear from me, that prayer isn’t bothering You or interrupting You but connecting with You in the way You designed.
Remind me that listening doesn’t just mean You hear but You respond, that talking to You isn’t one-sided but dialogue with a God who speaks back.
Give me freedom to talk to You about anything, confidence that You’re attentive, trust that what I say to You matters because I matter to You.
Let me talk to You today, remembering that God is listening, and this conversation with the Creator of the universe is available to me anytime.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.