God Is Listening

“To You I will cry, O LORD my Rock: Do not be silent to me, lest, if You are silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit.”
Psalm 28:1 (NKJV)

David’s cry in Psalm 28 is raw and real. He pleads with God not to be silent, not because he doubts God's existence, but because he knows that without hearing from God, his soul will sink into despair. I relate deeply to that. I’ve cried out like David, desperate to know that God hears me.

There is something powerful in knowing that we are heard. David calls the Lord his Rock, his unshakable refuge in chaos. When everything else feels uncertain, the assurance that God is listening steadies the heart. Even as David asks for justice and pours out his pain, he does so with confidence that God cares and will answer.

Then comes a shift:
“Blessed be the LORD, because He has heard the voice of my supplications! The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped…” (Psalm 28:6–7)

The circumstances may not have changed, but David’s heart did. He moves from pleading to praise, not because all is resolved, but because he knows God has heard him.

That gives me hope. When we pray, we aren’t just speaking into the void we are being heard by the living God. He listens with love and responds in wisdom.
As 1 Peter 3:12 reminds us, “The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their prayers.”

Sister, you are not alone. Your prayers do not go unnoticed. The God who heard David hears you, too, and He will answer in His perfect time.

Charlene Marlette