Life. happens. and. rugs. get. pulled.out. and. bodies. fall. down... and that bracelet got some serious mileage going back and forth between each wrist as I desperately clung to scripture after scripture while God spoke assurance and grace into my situation.
I sat there
with my spiral bound note cards
chock full of scriptures on them
...sobbing.
w.e.e.p.i.n.g.
Desperately wishing I could make decisions for others that could change them...desperately needing to trust God is in control. Been there?
trust. without. borders.
trust. without. borders.
trust. without .borders.
So I heard God singing over me
...Honey...you need to
pray. without. borders....
and so as I trust my prayers are heard...
I learn to trust The One that Answers.
So-lesson 101 in trusting without borders...
LEARNING HOW TO PRAY WITHOUT BORDERS...
As long as my trust in God is contained and controllable in my own little world- my faith is empty and powerless.
My praying
looked more like a
Christmas list to Santa
than a petition to
the Creator of the Universe
who holds
ALL things in His hands.
wishing.
wanting.
waiting.
Instead of
praying.
resting.
trusting.
Anguishing over loved ones
over results of poor choices
over diagnosis
over broken lives & broken hearts
over dying marriages
over dying children
over distorted views
over sin in the house of God.
Praying.
Worship.
When I pray in faith-trusting that He is able to do far above what I can even imagine...I can rest.
FOR HE IS...
Lion of Judah who defends me!
The Prince of Peace who comforts the downcast!
The Great Physician who heals my wounds!
The Mighty Warrior who goes before me into battle!
The Wonderful in whom I can delight!
The Counselor who guides me!
The Creator who constantly renews me!
The Husbandman that Redeems me!
The Lamb who was slain for me!
The Son of God who is my brother and friend!
The Faithful and True!
The God that cannot lie!
The Lover of my soul!
And if He is who I am calling on...how can I not trust Him? Praise God, that He has done all these things for me. Friend, I pray that you hear God singing over you today--because He has done these things for you.
So-today-I choose to keep the bracelet on my wrist--without moving it to the other wrist...because today--I choose to pray to the one
WHO WAS
WHO IS
AND IS TO COME
Sheryl, this is so good! Just this morning I was challenged with prayer too, from Luke 11. When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray, He followed it up by saying, "Whoever asks receives." Consistent, persistent prayer is an act of trust. Thank you so much for spurring me on, sister! Love you!
ReplyDeleteEven though we physically are worlds away-we serve a God who speaks truths to the hearts of His own-Omni-presence! As believers-he always hears and answers our prayers and I am forever thankful that He responds to me with YES and AMEN! ~Press on to the high calling in Christ!
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