Psalm 18:6. “In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of His temple, and my cry came before Him, even into His ears.”

I had a client in my counseling office years ago who called this kind of prayer “carpet praying.” Flat on one’s face on the floor, nowhere else to turn, unable to stand or even sit before God, we can still prostrate ourselves before Him and cry out to Him. When we have come to the end of our own resources and are finally willing to admit it, we can cry out to Him. And when we have reached that point, God sees and knows our desperation, and He will hear.

Notice that David said “I cried unto MY God.” It was personal for him. He didn’t just throw a plea for help out into the universe, hoping that help would come from somewhere. He knew God on a personal level, and he addressed his prayer directly to God.

God loves to give His children what they need (Matt. 7:11; James 1:17). It is easy for us to forget that He loves us more than we are capable of loving Him. His plans for us are for good, and not to harm us (Jeremiah 29:11. For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

As high and as holy as God is, He hears our desperate pleas for help.