Lord, in your great love, answer me.Prayer is not always easy. Sometimes it flows freely like an internal monologue running stream of consciousness through our minds. Other times we sit in silence without words to express our deepest feelings and greatest needs. In both cases, we desire to be heard.
At times, we all hear only the echo of our prayers. But that doesn't mean God isn't listening. Sometimes our greatest challenge is having a mature faith, one that doesn't merely expect wishes to come true or lists checked off. God always answers, though not always in the ways we expect. Answers are more often subtle leadings toward a certain path.
Imagine prayer like a conversation with God meant to deepen our relationship. As in any relationship, there are times when we will communicate well and times when it will be a frustrating task. The important lesson is to never stop trying.
Pray often. Pray openly. Pray honestly. Pray God's will be done. Pray without exception and without expectation.
What are you praying for today?
The wonderful thing about praying is that you leave a world of not being able to do something, and enter God's realm where everything is possible. He specializes in the impossible. Nothing is too great for His almighty power. Nothing is too small for His love.
Just imagine a little child crying because an old doll has broken. She takes it to her father. Would her daddy say, "My dear child, throw it away; that old doll isn't worth a penny." No, on the contrary, he will say, "Come here, my child. Daddy will try to repair the doll."
Why on earth would such a big man take such a silly old doll seriously? Because he sees it through the eyes of the little one. And because he loves his little one. And in the same way God sees your problems through your eyes because He loves you. And nothing, nothing is too small for His love. Just tell Him anything.
~by Corrie Ten Boom from Stand at the Door and Knock
Lord, in your great love, answer me.
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