Guest Post: dare to expect God to do God kind of things
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it wasn't like God was rocking my world with HUGE miracles abounding everywhere, but it was the littlest things that i was diligent to talk to him about & i was seeing amazing things as a result. the answers to prayer i saw that week ranged from pain in my leg (from a knee injury) going away immediately after asking God, to small financial issues, to minor car problems. each one seems kinda small, but let me tell you, God's answers were so immediate it just kept reminding me of what a great God i serve.
this was the encouragement from our
pastor several weeks ago as he challenged us to make prayer a priority. that
particular week after hearing his message on prayer, i truly began to see God
doing God things!
it wasn't like God was rocking my world with HUGE miracles abounding everywhere, but it was the littlest things that i was diligent to talk to him about & i was seeing amazing things as a result. the answers to prayer i saw that week ranged from pain in my leg (from a knee injury) going away immediately after asking God, to small financial issues, to minor car problems. each one seems kinda small, but let me tell you, God's answers were so immediate it just kept reminding me of what a great God i serve.
&
how. incredibly. grateful.
i am that he cares about the tiniest
things.
let me tell you a little funny story
that happened during this week. randy had to go to work on saturday, which
wasn't usual but he went despite the fact that he woke up not feeling very
good. when he got home he was feeling even worse. after taking some medicine,
he went to bed for the rest of the day! blast, there goes our
saturday!
i started getting really worried cuz
he's not the type to wimp at pain, but i could tell this was intense.
after several hours of him layed all
curled up, we remembered to pray.
uh. yeah. what we should have done
way sooner. we prayed for wisdom but also for relief.
i'm telling you! after praying, he
threw up and felt perfectly fine!
GOD
HEARD OUR PRAYER & HE ANSWERED!
i was
reminded again that i really need to take everything to the Lord, constantly.
he really does care about our everyday needs and struggles & i believe
he wants to hear about them!
seeing God answer prayer overwhelms
me with gratitude!
go and take it to the Lord, and don't
forget to thank him when he answers!
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