Your thanksgiving and your silent petitions are precious before the Lord, for He hears not only the voice of our lips but the language of the heart. There is a blessed blending in your words of gratitude and supplication, and this is as it should be, for all true prayer has thanksgiving in it, and all true thanksgiving will constrain us to prayer.
You have brought silent requests before the Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus, and be assured that such brief, silent prayer is not lost. Remember Nehemiah, who in the presence of the king hurled a dart of prayer to heaven in the blinking of an eye, and it was done within himself, in the Holy of Holies of his own secret soul, perfectly secret and yet prevailing with God. So you may at all times and in all surroundings speak with the Lord. He who hears the silent cry needs no loud utterance to move His heart, for the prayer is strictly within, offered to God who sees in secret.
Let me stir you to continue in that path of prayer which is the path of strength. Starving souls generally live at a distance from the Mercy Seat, but close access to God in wrestling prayer is sure to make the believer strong, if not always happy at the first. Come into His presence with the voice of joy and thanksgiving for crowning mercies, and come also with your burdens, spreading your case before Him and pleading His promises. Say with the Psalmist, Remember the word unto Your servant, upon which You have caused me to hope, for prayer is but the shadow of a coming blessing and the reminding of our heavenly Father of what He has already promised to do.
And above all, trust Him, only trust Him. Do not make a saviour out of your feelings, nor wait for a blaze of joy before you rest upon Christ. As a sick man trusts the physician before he is healed, so do you trust the Lord Jesus Christ alone for salvation, for He is able to save all who trust Him. Trust Him as you sink and you shall swim, trust Him as you feel your need and you shall live.
We join our hearts with yours at the throne of grace, giving thanks with you and entreating the Lord to hear those silent requests according to His perfect wisdom and love, to quicken you in His way, to keep you from evil, and to establish you in the faith of His dear Son. May the Lord answer not always as we expect, but as His infinite mercy knows to be best, and may you find that your weakness does not make your prayer miscarry, for it shall still prevail with God and bring down blessings from on high.
We give thanks for you and pray that you may be kept abiding in Christ, growing in gratitude and in grace, till prayer becomes part of your very being. Amen.