Thursday, May 27, 2010
Day 27 - God Answer's Prayers - Share Your Thoughts
Why are we so surprised when God aswers our prayers?? Through-out this Fast, the Lord has been answering my prayers, but usually differently from how I "expected" and I usually realize it was answered prayer afterward. Has this happend to any of you? SHARE!?
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I asked the lord to direct me in regards to some important decisions I have to make. And he directed me upward and inward, instead of outward. Though I'm still asking him to reveal to me what path I should take, by the end of the Fast. During the fast, I was suppose to concentrate more on my character issues, and weaknesses. He answered a BUNCH OF PRAYERS! (I think I'm going to write them all down and share them at the memorial cookout or last juice meeting)
ReplyDeleteI've been praying for more time! like.. at the beginnig of the FAST I prayed to "need" God, bc I was fighting doing it I my own strength, he answered that with painful vomitting, which was a major eye opener. And throughout each week it seems like something different is revealed. Most recently, I've been praying for more time..like I Long for intimacy with him, and i've been successfully finding more time to read, and pray in community but the one on one time, was really lacking, and I was suffering from it.
ReplyDeleteOne mornig he actually stopped time, so I could read, and pray and get dressed for work..like I literally looked at the clock, and saw the same time..3 different times!!
So, at the last Monday prayer, the Lord revealed several specific things that I was specifcially supposed to do. Obedience.. okay..so one of these things was to stop talking on the cell phone while I'm driving. Mind you.. I work 40 hrs a week, after work..serve several hours.. come home..and am exhausted! The only time that I talk to my friends and family is in the car.. driving from here to there.. And I really miss them..like I feel like I've been away from everyone, even though they are around me... any way. I was talking to my sister on instant messeger..and was like.. yo. i miss you! and i'm sad bc i can't talk to you in the car (such a chick moment).. like I felt REALLY crazy.. I actually started crying.. lol so I'm walking down the hall..crying.. get in my car..crying..and driving.. crying and driving, then I start praying, and crying, and praying, and crying.
The I finally get to my destination, an hour later, and have peace..lol I looked a mess, but I had peace, and felt like I had just had a big hug.
Later that evening describing the events to my prayer partner, it dawned on me..wow! He answered my prayer!! More time, intimacy with Jesus..one on one time with him.. while I was crying I was praying, interceeding, and talking to God.. He gave me MORE TIME! like, instead of talking to Everybody Else.HE'S LIKE " NO ASHLEY, TALK TO ME!!!"
His way's are Higher than our ways, ah!
In all honesty I am not one of those people who asks God for things often. I mean, there are things that I would like. But in my mind, they will happen 'according to His will'. So what's the point in asking.
ReplyDeleteAnd in so many little ways during the fast God has been answering my prayers. Like, crazy. The Word of God says, "we have not, because we ask not." So He's put in me in a place of asking. "Lord, I can't find this, can you show me where it is?", "Lord, I have no clue what to do here can you plan the day?". And He showed up everytime!! Not like I didnt expect it, but when we ask and then we receive that (and greater) there is a testimony there. The random testimonies are great, but so are the ones that are like, "I was down to my last whatever, and I needed $34.56 or my electric was going to get turned off and so I prayed about it and asked God for it and then I got a check in the mail for the exact amount!" Yeah, that's awesome too.
So all of that rambling to say, God has been teaching me to pray humbly and with purpose. He has been answering prayers. He has begun to let the rain fall, inwardly...and has reassured me of the outward manifestations.
Simply. Beautiful.