I realized last night how long our list of prayer requests had become.
Each night my husband and I snuggle in bed together and he asks me what I would like to have included in our evening prayer. Usually the list is short with only a few special requests but recently this has not been the case.
As I started listing off those effected in the Chilean earthquake, those suffering ill health such as cancer and kidney stones, pregnant mothers, and those doing missionary work at home and in foreign countries- when everyone is mentioned by name it became a very long list! (and I am sure that there are many that we forget to include!)
There is so much that is out of our control (what is in our control?) that it is humbling and comforting to realize that all these people that I know (many who are very dear to me), are under God’s protecting hand.
I can’t protect a family in a far away country. I can’t heal someone from cancer. I can’t look after babies that are in their mother’s womb.
That is God’s domain.
He is the strong tower, the nurturing and all powerful God.
We need to put our trust in him. For everything.
He is truly worthy of all praise!
“Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.
Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.
Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded , and they were created . He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass .
Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps: Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word: Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars: Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl: Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth: Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children: Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent ; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him.
Praise ye the LORD.”
(Psalm 148)
Out of our hands but not out of our hearts. What we can do is pray, baby...pray hard. Our God is bigger than any of those stinkin' things. Just downright awesome, He is.
ReplyDeleteGod bless and I will pray that He gives you sweet, sweet peace!