Whom can we turn to when our thoughts grow loud and our strength grows thin?

We know the answer. We’ve known it since we were young. Still, some days it’s harder to remember.

Jehovah invites us — no, He welcomes us — to speak to Him. Not once. Not twice. But constantly. “Pray constantly,”the Bible urges us (1 Thessalonians 5:17, NWT). As often as the heart aches, as often as the day clouds, as often as the path feels unclear — pray.

What if Jehovah were counting how often we pray — not to limit us, but to stay near?

He wants us to lean on Him, not on our own ideas or instincts. “Trust in Jehovah with all your heart and do not rely on your own understanding. In all your ways take notice of him,” the Proverbs say, “and he will make your paths straight”(Proverbs 3:5, 6, NWT). But some paths are long. Some nights feel quiet. Some mornings begin with fear. And yet — Jehovah listens.

He always has.

Jesus knew this well. Before he ever walked among us, he saw prayer answered from Heaven’s side. He saw Jehovah soothe Hannah’s grief as she poured out her heart in a whisper few could hear (1 Samuel 1:10, 11, 20). He saw Jehovah send nourishment to Elijah under the broom tree, just when despair had dulled his will to go on (1 Kings 19:4–6). And he saw the tenderness of Jehovah in accepting David’s tearful confession of sin (Psalm 32:5).

So when Jesus taught his followers to pray, it was no distant theory. It was the language of love he had watched for eternity. “Keep on asking,” he said. “Keep on seeking. Keep on knocking” (Matthew 7:7–11, NWT).

What if Jehovah is already at the door?

What if He leans in at the first sign of your sigh, long before the words even form?

You can pray again. He wants you to. You can whisper or weep. You can say little or much. There is no cap. No limit. No quota.

Only welcome.

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