Let Me Stop What I'm Doing And Listen

I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy. Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath!

Psalm 116:1-2 NLT

I'm weird. I admit it. Things pop in my head at times and I wonder how those thoughts got there. One is this image that God is in human body form with arms and legs and He walks around heaven ruling His kingdom all the while keeping an eye on things down here.

Part of my thinking I'm sure comes from the scripture that says that we are made in His image and that God did come in human form through Jesus' time on Earth, but nonetheless, I find myself drifting away and putting God in a box. I don't know why I need to remind myself that God is with me all the while He is with my wife and at the same time He is with my kids.

That being said, in regards to the above Psalm, a little mental picture is okay. Just the thought that each day when I lift my prayers to the Lord they do not get crowded out because someone else is also bringing requests to Him. God is not up in heaven saying, "Enough!! Can't I have a little quiet? I can't hear Mark because all his friends are talking to me at the same time. One at a time please."

Instead, He hears all of us and my favorite image is that of God bending down to listen. It's not us shouting up to Him and waking Him up, but the Lord is actively waiting to hear from us and like I used to do when Taylor and Shelby were younger, I would bend down to their level to hear them. I know they liked it when I bent down because now we were looking eye to eye and it wasn't so intimidating for them.

Since we know He bends down to hear us and He listens, isn't it more comforting to keep active in prayer? While we can't forget the omnipresence of God I think it's healthy enough to imagine God bending down and setting all heavenly matters aside and hearing what is on our hearts and minds. Let us not forget that we always have an audience on one.