「我考試得了84分！」這是我十多歲的女兒傳來的訊息，我清楚感受到她的興奮。她剛開始到一所中學上課，趁著午餐時間用手機給我傳消息。身為她的母親，我的心也雀躍萬分，這不只是因為女兒在一個有難度的考試上表現出色，還因為她願意告訴我，跟我分享這個好消息！

女兒傳來的訊息讓我一天都有好心情，這不禁讓我想到，當我向上帝傾訴的時候，祂會有什麼感受？當我跟祂說話，祂是否也會很高興呢？禱告是我們跟上帝說話的方式，聖經告訴我們，要「不住地」禱告（帖撒羅尼迦前書5章17節）。跟上帝說話可以提醒我們，不論順境或逆境，祂都與我們同在。就算上帝早已知道一切，跟祂分享我們的生活點滴，仍有助於轉移我們的注意力，幫助我們仰望上帝。以賽亞書26章3節說：「堅心倚賴祢的，祢必保守他十分平安，因為他倚靠祢。」當我們將焦點轉向上帝，就能得著平安。

不論我們身處人生高峰或低谷，面臨怎樣的境況，願你我都能不斷地與上帝說話，與這位創造我們的救主保持聯繫。讓我們向上帝禱告，並謹記要常常喜樂，凡事「謝恩」，畢竟，保羅說，這是上帝向你我所定的「旨意」（帖撒羅尼迦前書5章18節）。

I got an 84 on the test!

I felt my teen’s excitement as I read her message on my phone. She’d just started attending classes at a high school and was using her phone during lunch. My mama heart leaped, not just because my daughter had done well on a challenging test, but because she was choosing to communicate it to me. She wanted to share her good news with me!

Realizing that her text had made my day, I later thought about how God must feel when I reach out to Him. Is He as pleased when I talk to Him? Prayer is how we communicate with God and something we’re told to do “continually” (1 Thessalonians 5:17). Talking with Him reminds us that He’s with us through the good and the bad. Sharing our news with God, even though He already knows all about us, is helpful as it shifts our focus and helps us think about Him. Isaiah 26:3 says, “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast [fixed on you], because they trust in you.” We have peace awaiting us when we turn our attention to God.

Regardless of what we face, may we continually speak with God and keep in touch with our Creator and Savior. Whisper a prayer and remember to rejoice and “give thanks.” After all, Paul says, this is “God’s will” for us (1 Thessalonians 5:18).