Summary: <br> God has heard your prayer.<br> He has a plan.<br> He knows what you’ve been through. He knows where you’re at. He knows what lies ahead. He sees it all. Every detail is within his vision. Nothing is hidden from him, not even the things you refuse to speak of. He knows your deepest fears. He knows all about the things you wrestle with that remain unspoken. He is here with you now and he is already ahead of you making a way.<br> Not a single prayer you have ever prayed has gone unheard. Ever. God is listening and he is moved by your need. His power is allocated by your request. His plan is set into motion by your surrender.<br> You may have been praying and feel God is not answering. Things may only appear to be getting worse. You may be questioning if God has heard you. Has he been moved by your prayers? Is he going to do anything about this?<br> Yes, God has heard your prayer. He has a plan.<br> The Bible is filled with stories of God responding to prayer and making a way when there seemed to be no way. God’s plan unfolding in the middle of the impossible. Today we’ll take a look at a less familiar story in the book of 2 Kings. The story of a King who prayed.<br> King Hezekiah was under attack. He had every right to be filled with fear. He was outnumbered and surrounded. Everyone had counted him out.<br> Have you been counted out? Maybe you’ve even counted yourself out. You feel too far gone. It’s too late. The mountain is too big and you’re tired of climbing. The storm is only growing stronger as you grow weaker. Have you prayed about that? Are you still seeking God in this storm? Are you still counting on him to show up and do something … or have you given up?<br> Seriously, have you grown disheartened by the continual attack and resigned to a place of defeat? Have you lost hope? Pray again. God has heard your prayer. He has a plan.<br> In Kings chapter 19 King Hezekiah had become so disheartened by the attacks of his enemies that he tore his clothes and put on burlap. Tearing your clothes was customary when you were grieving. It was a sign of deep anguish. Burlap was the scratchiest, most uncomfortable of cloth. To put on burlap meant you were miserable. This is the state King Hezekiah was in. Grieving and miserable. And yet he prayed. He prayed to a God who had the power to do the impossible on his behalf. He prayed to a God who he dared to believe still had a plan in this disaster.<br> The Lord responded to King Hezekiah’s prayer and said to him, “Do not be disturbed by (what your attacker says). Listen! I myself will move against him.”<br> God says I’VE GOT THIS. Don’t pay attention to what they say. Don’t let this shake your faith. Keep your eye on me. Listen to me. I MYSELF will move against your enemy. You can’t do this, but I can. I have a plan.<br> Now notice what happens after God says he has a plan. Immediately after this, King Hezekiah received a message from his attacker, the King of Assyria. “Don’t let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you with promises that Jerusalem will not be captured by us. You know perfectly well what we have done wherever we have gone. We have completely destroyed everyone who stood in our way! Why should you be any different?”<br> What’s happening here is what happens to all of us. We pray and God says I’VE GOT A PLAN. Great, we begin to trust again. Then we’re reminded of how big our problem is. We’re reminded of how impossible this is. The record of losses is displayed before us. We begin to lose our faith. How could God possibly fix this mess? How could he save me in this storm? How could he make this right?<br> What do you do when you’re reminded of your reality? What do you do when the threats have shaken you to your core? Remember what God said … DO NOT BE DISTURBED BY THIS. LISTEN!
