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Asking God Bible in a Year: Hosea – Revelation 4 The Lord has heard my cry for mercy; the Lord accepts my prayer. Psalm 6:9 Psalm 6:4–9 When my husband, Dan, was diagnosed with cancer, I couldn’t find the “right” way to ask God to heal him. In my limited view, other people in the world had such serious problems—war, famine, poverty, natural disasters. Then one day, during our morning prayer time, I heard my husband humbly ask, “Dear Lord, please heal my disease.” It was such a simple but heartfelt plea that it reminded me to stop complicating every prayer request, because God perfectly hears our righteous cries for help. As David simply asked, “Turn, Lord, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love” (Psalm 6:4). That’s what David declared during a time of spiritual confusion and despair. His exact situation isn’t explained in this psalm. His honest pleas, however, show deep desire for godly help and restoration. “I am worn from my groaning,” he wrote (v. 6). Yet, David didn’t let his own limits, including sin, stop him from going to God with his need. Thus, even before God answered, David was able to rejoice, “the Lord has heard my weeping. The Lord has heard my cry for mercy; the Lord accepts my prayer” (vv. 8–9). Despite our own confusion and uncertainty, God hears and accepts the honest pleas of His . He’s ready to hear us, especially when we need Him most. Reflect & Pray What’s stopping you from asking God for His help? What help will you seek from Him today? Dear God, as you cleanse our hearts, grant us courage to ask for Your divine help, believing that You hear us and will answer. 
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I have no problem asking for God's help, but sometimes I'm guilty of trying to handle my own problems until they get so big that I'm ashamed to ask God "at the last minute". Recently, as I knew my very best buddy (except for my husband) was failing fast, I had been praying for his healing. I spent a couple sleepless nights and worrisome days in prayer and then, it seemed suddenly, peace came over me as I began to realize that although I knew God's perfect will was healing, that my friend's wishes and desires were also important to God. So I prayed, "Father, you know the whole situation and I only see part of it. Unless You perform a miraculous resurrection power healing, which You can, I also know the road to health that he will have to travel will be long and arduous. I also know his greatest wish was to never lay in a nursing home, dependent upon others for his care. So I'm putting it all in Your hands, to do what is best for him because only You can see the future. He trusts Jesus as his Savior, so I know Heaven is his eventual destination, the when and how is up to You. " I slept well that night and was awakened to the news that Joe and my buddy had passed over into eternal life with the Lord. Now, God is working on healing the whole in our hearts. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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