Re:Verse passage – Nehemiah 1:4–11 (day three)
“O Lord, I beseech you, may your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant…”
When you call out to God, do you experience him as someone who pays attention and responds in a way that feels like he cares? You might bristle and claim that feelings aren’t to be trusted – only facts. But emotions are the guidance and safety system of every sentient being. Trust, mistrust, anger, joy, surprise, sorrow, shame, grief – these and other emotions move one toward another or away from another. God of course knows this, which is why he deals with a person’s fear in the Bible before anything can get done: “Do not be afraid, it is I.” God will take as long as it takes to help you move from negative to positive feelings, just as he did with Nehemiah.
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Beautiful!