When we talk to Jesus, he listens!

 An old preacher in Mississippi had a peculiar rocking chair ministry. He never preached, he just listened.

It was a strange ministry that was conducted almost daily under the shade of a large oak tree in the summer months and around a warm fire in the winter. He had two rocking chairs. He sat in one and people who wanted someone to listen to them sat in the other.

Wives told of troubles in their marriages.

Newlyweds talked with him about adjusting to marriage.

Frustrated students talked about classroom anxieties.

The depressed told about their suicidal thoughts.

Sometimes addicts would talk to him about being helplessly hooked.

He always listened. He never judged them, and they always felt better after leaving him because he wrote them a Bible verse that seemed to address their problem and give them hope.

He never asked for a donation, although he did accept cakes, pies, and fruit. He had an effective "Listening" ministry that drew hundreds every month.

After he died, Many came and set in the old rocker and talked to his empty chair. In silence, they could feel his presence.

When we pray God listens to us. He knows our hearts, listens to our pleas and if we listen close enough, we will hear him speak to our souls.

1 John 5:14 says, “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.”

Speak to God, pour out your heart to him.

If you are sincere, he will hear you.

And he answers.