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b'I know that God hears me every time I pray, but does He answer me in the way I want or expect? Not always, but I know He hears me just the same.\\nI am comforted when I remember God knows what\\u2019s best for me. He hears my prayers. He knows what\\u2019s on my heart (Psalm 139:1-4). He sees everything that\\u2019s going on in my life. He helps me because He loves me, and I am His creation.\\nGod is the potter, and I am the clay that He can shape into anything He wants (Isaiah 29:16). I want Him to do what\\u2019s best with my life. I realize that I don\\u2019t always know what\\u2019s best for me, but He always does. I can trust my Creator with my life. When I seek to follow Him, He will help me make the most of every opportunity (Ephesians 5:15-17).\\nGod is not deaf to my prayers, and He hears me every time I call to Him. He is always with me, and He provides comfort and strength (2 Corinthians 1:3-4; Ephesians 3:16-21). He helps me every time I call to Him, even in ways I don\\u2019t see.\\nGod knows what\\u2019s best for me, and I call to Him when I\\u2019m in need because I know my Creator loves me. \\u2022 Bethany Acker\\n\\u2022 Do you pray when you\\u2019re in need? Do you forget it\\u2019s an option? Do you sometimes not want to pray? \\n\\u2022 What do you like or dislike about the mental picture of God as the potter and us as the clay? \\n\\u2022 Once we\\u2019ve put our trust in Jesus, His Holy Spirit lives in us and molds us to become more and more like Jesus\\u2014strong, loving, compassionate, wise, etc. (Romans 8:29; Galatians 5:22-25). How does it make you feel to know that God is the One working in us (2 Corinthians 3:17-18; Philippians 1:6)? \\nAnd yet, O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are the potter. We all are formed by your hand. Isaiah 64:8 (NLT)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nMatthew 8:5-13; Luke 5:1-11; John 2:1-11'