Prayer makes a difference! Off the cuff, planned out, alone, with a group, in your head or out loud, God IS listening. If you say, it’s totally a faith-thing, you’re absolutely right. Prayer is my life-line. It connects me to my Creator. It releases all the nagging worry and frustration into the hands of the only One who can do anything about it. Even more… it’s a tool God has given to use for others.
I used to get so frustrated sitting in a weekly parent support meeting listening to people say, “there’s nothing any of us can do to help our kids.” -Hogwash! I understood our kids had to make their own choices about sobriety, but I did’t have to sit by helplessly. I had been given an incredible resource… prayer.
I’m not talking about ordering God around (as if I know what’s best), treating Him like some sort of vending machine. I know God sees a bigger picture. I know He has a plan. I know He’s after heart-change. I’m talking about getting in on what He’s wants to do, using His Own Word as promises to stand on, and asking for big character growth!
This changed the way I prayed- not just for my kids, for other-people too. I sort of, stand in the gap, asking for what they don’t or won’t:
- that God would use this season for all it’s worth – nothing wasted.
- for wisdom to be learned
- for mercy
- for grace in relationships
- for the mind of Christ (self-less, caring, giving, serving, God-honoring, purposeful thoughts)
This also gives me a new focus as I walk around the house. It’s not a formula, but I know God is listening. He hears the cry of our hearts anywhere, anytime. We are not helpless! I have seen Him answer so many prayers
ForGlorySake! -Anna
