Is God Really Listening?

by Chuck Adair on January 03, 2024

Is God Really Listening?

Read Jonah 2:1-2

Today’s Truth

Jonah was on the run from God. His situation was a result of his own actions that left him feeling like he had been “banished from God’s sight.” But God didn’t punish him. Instead, God heard his cries and answered him. Jonah prayed to be saved, but being swallowed up and vomited out by a large fish wasn’t exactly what Jonah had in mind.

Discussion Question

When was the last time God heard your cries for help and answered your prayers?
What can you learn from reflecting on that time in your life?
What are you crying out to God about now?

Life Application

Sometimes God seems to answer our prayers just the way we asked. Sometimes, it appears He’s not listening at all. Pray continually and know that unlike the employee at the drive-thru, God hears us clearly and always knows what we need.

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About the Author

Chuck Adair

If you ask Chuck his favorite thing in life to do, he would tell you it is the teaching and preaching of the scriptures and to call all people to engage in the great adventure of abiding with Christ. He desires to connect people with the richness, adventure, and fullness of life that comes through Christ alone and to reach the unchurched, de-churched, dead-churched, and unmoved. Chuck is married to his best friend Kristin and has two adult children, Taylor and Linley. Kris and Chuck believe the quality of their marriage rises and falls, not on circumstances or feelings, but based on their daily abiding with Jesus (Jn 15.5).

Is God Really Listening?