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b'I have always prayed before bed; it\\u2019s something my parents started doing with me when I was little, and it stuck. But there\\u2019s one problem with this: I\\u2019ve lost count of the number of times when, by the time I go to bed, my brain is so scrambled that all the words I have left seem like utter nonsense.\\n\\n\\n\\nI feel guilty for this sometimes because I want to be able to talk to God, to coherently thank Him for my day and ask for His advice and His help. But I have to remind myself there\\u2019s no need to feel guilty, because even when I speak utter nonsense, God knows exactly what I mean. He wants to hear from me\\u2014and from all His people\\u2014no matter what we have to say or how coherently we are able to say it.\\n\\n\\n\\nIn Jeremiah 33:2-3, God reminds His people that He is the One who made the earth. Right after that He says, \\u201cCall to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know\\u201d (verse 3). The Creator of the earth\\u2014of the entire universe\\u2014asks His people to call on Him. God doesn\\u2019t just tolerate our prayers; He desires them. And He promises to respond\\u2014though He may not respond how we expect Him to.\\n\\n\\n\\nHebrews 4:14-16 reminds us that, because of Jesus\\u2019s death and resurrection, we can approach our loving God with confidence, knowing He hears our prayers. How amazing is that? No matter if the prayer\\u2014or call\\u2014we make to Him is utter nonsense; He wants to hear from us. And what may seem like utter nonsense to me and you makes perfect sense to Him. \\u2022 Kimberly Brokish\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2022 Have you ever felt like you were praying utter nonsense? Bible passages like Psalm 139:1-4 and Romans 8:26-27 remind us that God knows what\\u2019s in our hearts and what we want to tell Him, and the Holy Spirit helps makes sense of our utter nonsense.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2022 How does it make you feel to know that the Creator of the universe wants to hear from you? What would you like to tell Him right now?\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u201cCall to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.\\u201d Jeremiah 33:3 (NIV)\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\nREAD: JEREMIAH 29:11-13, 33:2-3; ROMANS 8:26-27'