Answers to prayers
I've been seeing the month of June as one that's full of answered prayers.
It started with the birth of a baby. My friends took it on faith, and with the results of another, more thorough test to help them with their choice, that their baby would be fine. They trusted God. We all prayed. She's perfect.
I told God that I wouldn't believe it unless He dropped her off on my doorstep.
He did.
I prayed for my friend who has been struggling a bit with scripture that God would open him up to the Word. I learned this morning that prayer was answered.
I'm praying for God's will for me to be revealed to me. It's been a thing this week. But each day has been a thing this week.
Here's a for instance: I tend to get upset over things that I shouldn't. I tend not to get upset over things I ought to be upset about sometimes. I've realized that I bottle up upset until that one thing sets me off.
My kids used to call it "mad face" because I make a mad face before I blow my top. I can't do that and I don't want to. I didn't realize it until God and I had a talk about anger. I almost did this at work. I got mad at me, but it wasn't me. It was stuff. I had to talk to God about letting go of that anger.
I learned a lot about marriage the day before that. What it is. What God says it is, that is. Humans have made a mess of this. I'm guilty of it. Three times. I don't want to be guilty of that again. So I studied up (I've done this a lot over the last eight years) again, and in the end I agreed with God about what His will is for marriage. It's part of discovering God's will. It's one thing spelled out clearly in Scripture so it's not hard to determine. I heard a radio program this week about seeking God's will, and that's how I know some of it is easy to determine.
It's God's will be be the people He tells us to be in His word. That applies to all of us. The part I'm looking for is what His will is for specifically, my life.
The last while has been ugly, but things are slowly starting to change. It's that change I'm excited about, but also wanting to make sure that God's driving. It's a thing though, where I'm asking what He wants instead of asking Him for what I want. For example, I had to look at something I asked God for and understand that it might not be the best thing given the situation at hand.
Surrendering self seems to be an important lesson this week as well.
I see me changing in this too. It's noticeable to me. I think God's plan for me involves something so He's changing my behaviors to meet that situation. It seems to be happening in a hurry. I'm good with that.
It's also part of an answer to a prayer that's an answer in progress. Sometimes, like the prayer for my friend to understand God's word, they get answered immediately. Sometimes, the answer is just plain NO! but those times are always for our own good.
There's another lesson going on here too, one I didn't see until just now. The guy I work with had a Chevy Blazer he sold. The guy he sold it to still had it, and through a couple of deals on a couple of other vehicles, he wound up with his Blazer back last week. He had to go through some stuff to get it but what he gave up to buy his house, he got back. Sometimes when we give something up willingly, God gives it back to us. He blesses believers and non-believers, and I could see this for what it was. I think too, it was an important lesson for me to see.
I'm not certain about what's going on, but I am certain that God knows. I'm also certain He's led me to what I'm going through, and is still leading me through this. I'm hopeful for some good news to share with all y'all in the very near future.
If it's God's will, I will.
It started with the birth of a baby. My friends took it on faith, and with the results of another, more thorough test to help them with their choice, that their baby would be fine. They trusted God. We all prayed. She's perfect.
I told God that I wouldn't believe it unless He dropped her off on my doorstep.
He did.
I prayed for my friend who has been struggling a bit with scripture that God would open him up to the Word. I learned this morning that prayer was answered.
I'm praying for God's will for me to be revealed to me. It's been a thing this week. But each day has been a thing this week.
Here's a for instance: I tend to get upset over things that I shouldn't. I tend not to get upset over things I ought to be upset about sometimes. I've realized that I bottle up upset until that one thing sets me off.
My kids used to call it "mad face" because I make a mad face before I blow my top. I can't do that and I don't want to. I didn't realize it until God and I had a talk about anger. I almost did this at work. I got mad at me, but it wasn't me. It was stuff. I had to talk to God about letting go of that anger.
I learned a lot about marriage the day before that. What it is. What God says it is, that is. Humans have made a mess of this. I'm guilty of it. Three times. I don't want to be guilty of that again. So I studied up (I've done this a lot over the last eight years) again, and in the end I agreed with God about what His will is for marriage. It's part of discovering God's will. It's one thing spelled out clearly in Scripture so it's not hard to determine. I heard a radio program this week about seeking God's will, and that's how I know some of it is easy to determine.
It's God's will be be the people He tells us to be in His word. That applies to all of us. The part I'm looking for is what His will is for specifically, my life.
The last while has been ugly, but things are slowly starting to change. It's that change I'm excited about, but also wanting to make sure that God's driving. It's a thing though, where I'm asking what He wants instead of asking Him for what I want. For example, I had to look at something I asked God for and understand that it might not be the best thing given the situation at hand.
Surrendering self seems to be an important lesson this week as well.
I see me changing in this too. It's noticeable to me. I think God's plan for me involves something so He's changing my behaviors to meet that situation. It seems to be happening in a hurry. I'm good with that.
It's also part of an answer to a prayer that's an answer in progress. Sometimes, like the prayer for my friend to understand God's word, they get answered immediately. Sometimes, the answer is just plain NO! but those times are always for our own good.
There's another lesson going on here too, one I didn't see until just now. The guy I work with had a Chevy Blazer he sold. The guy he sold it to still had it, and through a couple of deals on a couple of other vehicles, he wound up with his Blazer back last week. He had to go through some stuff to get it but what he gave up to buy his house, he got back. Sometimes when we give something up willingly, God gives it back to us. He blesses believers and non-believers, and I could see this for what it was. I think too, it was an important lesson for me to see.
I'm not certain about what's going on, but I am certain that God knows. I'm also certain He's led me to what I'm going through, and is still leading me through this. I'm hopeful for some good news to share with all y'all in the very near future.
If it's God's will, I will.
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