It is uncanny how often I will read a verse or hear somebody say something or (like today) read a blog (two actually!) that covers exactly what I am thinking about that day.
My curious little son unearthed a little notebook that I had used a couple years ago. As he clutched the little book that was just the right size for his little hands, I remembered what that notebook contained.
It was full of hopes, and fears, and joys and sorrows. It was a book of my prayers.
Not long prayers. Just short little sentences that I would jot down as I prayed.
It had to be a little notebook so that I could carry it everywhere with me. I found it useful writing my prayer notes down as it helped me to sort my thoughts out and clarify to myself what I wanted to bring before my God.
When my son handed me the notebook I flipped through the pages and remembered some of the circumstances that prompted the prayers- the people I was worried about, the guidance that I needed and the blessings for which I was grateful.
And I realized, yet again, what an awesome God I have!
As I scanned each sentence I was able to see with a startling clarity how my God works in our lives. As I turned each page I almost felt like crying for joy as I realized how he answered my prayers, how he turned an impossible situation into something glorious, how he is able to change even the hardest and most rebellious of hearts and how he has continued to so richly bless me and those around me.
Reading those prayers and realizing what he had done strengthened my faith in a God who can truly do anything. Just give him time.
“Pray without ceasing.” (1 Thess 5:17)
"Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayerand supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peaceof God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." (Phil 4:6-7)
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