God Answers Prayer

So, I have thought about not putting this up because it is deeply personal in nature, but I felt today I must put something up because of how great God is! I thought I could spread some Hope and Good News with my readers by telling of how God recently answerwed a prayer request for me and he answered it in such a way that I could have never imagined (God answers prayers all the time, but sometime there are those moments that are truly Amazing!). So, here is the story and due to the fact that it is personal, I will not share all the details.

A few months ago I went to a funeral of a lady that lived a long and faithful life: faithful both to God, her husband that preceeded her in death (by many years), and her children. The people that spoke at her funeral talked about her faithfullness and devotion. After the funeral one thing struck a chord in my mind. It was not that I was doubting God or anything like that, but the conversations about this lady's devotion really got me thinking about another situation that was happening at the same time: a situation that I said aloud I was not sure how to handle. So not long after I admitted I did not know how to handle the situation and I prayed for wisdom from God, he answered my prayer. The answer to my prayer came in a most surprising way. Instead of God telling me how to handle the situation, he put might right in the midst of it and told me not to fear. He gave me the words to speak and he even brought a great sense of peace to me on the situation. Even more than giving me the words to speak and giving me peace, God has also allowed for this situation to truly bless me and He has shown me how faithful he is in answering our prayers. Even though this happened a few weeks ago, God is continuing to show me new things each week (hence the inspiration for the post). So what kind of Hope and Good News can I share from this?

Well first of all with your Hope in God, nothing is impossible. That does not mean God will allow you to do whatever you want, but it means that with your Hope in God you can enter into a situation that you deem impossible and with Him as your guide you can be truly blessed by the situation. The Good News is that not only does God give us strength, but He even shows us that His plan for our lives is much greater than the plan we try to create on our own.

Hopefully this encourages you to trust God and Hope in His goodness in the midst of all situations.


Ben