Everyone in the car was terrified. We couldn’t see the road, snow-flakes were attacking our windshield, high-speed winds were shoving our car. I wouldn’t have been surprised if we were picked right up off the ground, thrown back down, and spun around six times knowing how powerful that wind was. It was nuts! My mom was driving, I was fighting with my sister, the baby was crying, and the storm was trying to kill us.
“Please, someone say a prayer!”
– White-knuckled Worried Mama
Dear Heavenly Father,
Please help us be safe in this scary storm. Please give us some help and maybe make the storm stop. We are really scared. We know you can help us. In Jesus name, Amen.
I looked up from that prayer. A semi-truck came out of nowhere, he pulled in front of us. His tires spit more slush onto our windshield making it nearly impossible to see. We prayed to make things better, not worse! What is this? Then my mom said, “Look, his red taillights are a life-saver! Now we know where the road is!” That semi-truck led us the entire way to our destination. We knew our prayers had been answered.
Dear Heavenly Father,
Are you there? I have been taught about you, but I feel really alone. In Jesus name, Amen.
A good friend of mine moved out of the country. She had no friends, didn’t speak the language, or know much of the culture. After her heartfelt prayer, she told me, “Throughout the next few weeks, I had people reach out to me that I hadn’t heard from in a long time just letting me know they were there. I felt the presence of God through studying scriptures and came to know that God is always with me. In that same two weeks, I had a friend in need who was going through something very similar to what I had gone through – another testament that I was not alone. God had heard my prayer.”
These experiences reminded me that God does hear prayers. God does know what and when I ask Him. Because of these reminders, He doesn’t feel so unreachable anymore. I know where I stand with Him. He loves me and wants what is best- that is the God I know. This week two things became very clear:
1. Our God hears his children.
2. As his child, I am VERY impatient.
I want my answer now! I want to know and understand so much that sometimes I forget that God’s will trumps mine.
New Insight:
Whenever I feel like I am frantically searching for an answer just breathe, wait, and ponder on times when I have felt God in my life – and whatever I do, don’t lose heart.
Oh & Don’t Forget!
Day 3 dives into Rikki’s “never give up” attitude and this week’s fight to feel truth! Sunday @ 7PM MDT
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