INSPIRATIONAL: Yes, God Heard Her

by: Linda Kirby/WGON 10.20.25

The other night, my daughter walked her dog beneath a heavy sky—her heart in turmoil. An injury had kept her from work for weeks, and the financial strain was suffocating. As she walked, she cried out into the darkness, “God, are You up there? Do You see me? Do You hear my cries?” Her voice trembled with desperation, echoing the groan of Romans 7:24:  O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?

She kept crying out until she returned home, weary and unanswered—or so it seemed.

The next day, she sifted through a pile of junk mail, ready to toss it all. But that still small voice whispered: Open the mail. She paused. Obeyed. And there it was—a check from her insurance company, unexpected and more than enough to cover her needs for the week.

Yes, God heard her.

This is the grace that follows the groan. The whisper that answers the wail. The provision that proves the promise: “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.”

— Philippians 4:19

“Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear.”

— Isaiah 65:24

Her story is not just personal—it’s a testimony of how God faithfully cares for His own. He invites us to cry out, not because He’s unaware, but because He longs to respond in a way that leaves no doubt: It was He who gave the blessing.

It’s also a reminder to heed that still small voice. Had she ignored the whisper and tossed the mail aside, she would have discarded the very provision God had prepared for her before time began. Obedience opened the door to grace.

Just as the Apostle Paul wrestled in Romans 7, we too must contend with the flesh and choose obedience to God’s Word. The flesh wants to surrender—to believe the lie that God isn’t there, doesn’t see, doesn’t care. But deep within, our hearts know the truth: God is present, He loves us, and He will protect us. Yet He waits for the cry. We must call out to Him—not in polished prayers, but in raw surrender—so that we recognize the blessing as His.