I’m convinced that God takes our prayers seriously. I know that my skeptical brain wants to say otherwise; like why would he care about one of us human people when he has the whole world to do something with? Why would He – even though I know He could - take my little life and use it to glorify His name?
But even with those thoughts, I still believe and KNOW
that He does care, and not only that, I believe He answers each one of my
prayers.
The thing is that God still allows pain to enter into the lives of the children He loves, because He has a plan for the world,. And if my pain can make a difference in someone else’ life, or even in my own spiritual growth, He will ask me to endure it. And since He is the Creator and sustainer of this world, He may have a special plan for me as well. And since He is my Father, the only true GOD, I want to be able to be used in any possible way for His Glory. I want to --- when I take His word seriously.
If we pray about the pain, and the trials of this world, we may wonder if God really is answering our prayers. Tonight I used my handy Bible Gateway and came up with the following scriptures. All encouraging, all helpful and all applicable to the questions we have. If you want to look them up, they all come from the NIV version of the Bible. There are many more, but I’ll leave those for tomorrow’s post. We’ll look at what Jesus said about prayer, and one answer to a prayer that had ramifications even until today.
Nahum 1:7
The Lord is good, a refuge in times of
trouble. He cares for those who trust in him
1 Peter 5:7
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
Jeremiah 29:11-13
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because
of them,
for the Lord your God
goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.
Psalm 33:11
For I know
the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord,
“plans to prosper you and not to
harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Then you will call on me and come and pray to me,
and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me
when you seek me with all your heart.
Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who
love him,
who have been called according to his purpose.
Deuteronomy 7:9
Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is
the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand
generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.
Isaiah
26:3-4
You
keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an
everlasting rock.
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Sometimes
life’s storms split my world in two,
or the riptide of fear steals any peace that I knew,
and
the pain makes me look at myself not at you.
But,
I’m
told you’re the Rock.
You’re
the God who cares,
who
answers prayers.
That
tide grips my life and I’m racing behind.
This
world’s noises torture my heart and mind.
But in this I will pray that Your peace I will find.
So I
pray to the Rock.
You’re
the God who cares,
who
answers prayers.
Since I
know
you’re the Rock.
You’re
the God who still cares,
who loves all His
children and answers their prayers.
Thank you Father.
May God bless you dear friends.
Diane
