Psalm 62:8

Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.

Do you ever 'pour out your heart to God'?  We often come to God with our lists of requests, or our thanks. We praise him. We confess our sins.  But do we pour out our hearts? Just telling him what we’re thinking and how we’re feeling. Unedited. Unpolished. Even when we’re too upset or ashamed or confused to pray ‘properly’, and have to blurt it all out in one big rambling incoherent mess.  Are we even allowed to talk to God like that?

David says Yes! Talking to God like that is a good thing. It's an expression of our trust in him. The times when we most need to pray may be the ones when we are least able to find the words. Yet we can still speak to him, even then, because he is our refuge at all times.

After all, why is it that God hears and answers our prayers? Is it because of our well-crafted sentences? Of course not. It’s because Jesus died so that we could call God ‘Father’ and he now stands in heaven interceding for us. Our prayers are acceptable because of him, not because of the quality of the prayers themselves. Prayer is not a performance to impress God, but an expression of our intimate, personal relationship with him. So, whether we are anxious or excited, sad or celebrating, let’s pour out our hearts to God, today and every day.