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b'How terrible does it feel when you try to reach out but no one is available\\nor willing to listen to you? When you call up one friend and then another\\nbut none of them answer? How lonely do you feel when you try to speak up\\nwhen you\\u2019re with your family or friends, but no one listens to you?\\n.\\nHow good does it feel when you make a connection? When you call someone and\\nthey pick up right away, or when you bump into someone and they ask about\\nyour day? How special do you feel when conversations pause because others\\nwant to hear what\\u2019s on your mind?\\n.\\nIt feels good to reach out and be heard. Any time you reach out to God, He\\nis going to pay attention to you. You don\\u2019t have to worry about God being\\ntoo busy for you. God is never caught up in all He has to do\\u2014He is\\ninfinite! He can always give you His undivided attention.\\n.\\nGod loves you so much, and He created you to be in relationship with Him.\\nEven though our sin separated us from God, He made the way for us to be\\nrestored in our relationship with Him. Through Jesus\\u2019s sanctifying work on\\nthe cross, God has provided forgiveness for our sins. If you\\u2019ve put your\\ntrust in Jesus, you have full access to God. When you reach out to God, you\\ncan know that you will receive, not just a listening ear, but also empathy,\\nbecause Jesus knows firsthand what it\\u2019s like to be human (Hebrews 4:14-16).\\nHe has felt the pain of being misunderstood, disregarded, and alone. He was\\nwilling to go through all that and more\\u2014because He loves you.\\n.\\nThere might be times when you feel like no one is there for you or ready to\\nlisten, but God sees you in those times, and He always wants you to reach\\nout to Him. \\u2022 Emily Acker\\n.\\n\\u2022 Can you think of a time when you felt truly heard by another person? What\\nwas that like? (Community was God\\u2019s idea! If you\\u2019re feeling alone, you can\\nask God to help you identify trusted Christians in your life who will\\nlisten to you, and who you can listen to in turn.) \\n.\\n\\u2022 How might knowing that God hears us\\u2014that He really understands us and\\ncares about us, even before we say anything\\u2014make it easier for us to reach\\nout to Him? (Psalm 139:4; Romans 8:26-27) \\n.\\nIn my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his\\ntemple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears. Psalm 18:6\\n(NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nPs.34.15-Ps.34.18|Ps.139.4|1Pet.5.7|Ps.18.6'