Ninety Days, Days Fifty and Fifty One.

Isaiah 26:4 states very simply: “Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord, is the Rock eternal.”

So simple.

So difficult.

Where do you have difficulty trusting?

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1 In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: Put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will not recover.” 2 Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, 3 “Remember, O LORD, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

4 Then the word of the LORD came to Isaiah: 5 “Go and tell Hezekiah, ‘This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will add fifteen years to your life. 6 And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city.

Isaiah 38:1-6 NIV

I enjoy seeing the kind of relationship that Hezekiah has with God. He’s not afraid to just tell God exactly what he thinks and to defend himself in front of God.  There’s no pretense.  Hezekiah simply says, “Here I am, this is who I am, and I just want you to recognize that.”

It looks a little like a Facebook status update, actually.

Hezekiah is: Reminding God that he’s walked before Him faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in His eyes.

Our prayers need to be that simple.  There’s no need for grand pronouncements.  There’s no need to be eloquent.  You need to be you. I need to be me.  And God will meet us there, which is what he does with Hezekiah.

Just be yourself when you pray.  It’s only a conversation, no different than any conversation between you and me.