{"id":3078,"date":"2017-09-17T13:48:18","date_gmt":"2017-09-17T17:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etheriedge.wordpress.com\/2017\/09\/17\/god-answers\/"},"modified":"2020-12-23T17:27:55","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T22:27:55","slug":"god-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/17\/god-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"God Answers!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Get ready, because <strong>God<\/strong><b> will answer you! <\/b>In the 39 years I&#8217;ve been walking with Jesus as my Lord and Savior, I&#8217;ve asked for countless things&#8230; requests of all kinds. And I can tell you- He answers.<\/p>\n<p>I bet you&#8217;ve heard someone say, &#8220;There are 3 responses God gives:<em><strong> &#8216;<\/strong><b>Yes, No and wait.'&#8221;<\/b><\/em>\u00a0 True, but it goes deeper than that. God has never just left me hanging for long. He has always encouraged me to continue hoping and seeking and praying. Truth is, I am not wise enough to know specifically <em>how<\/em> to pray, so as <b>Romans 8:26<\/b>\u00a0promises: <em><b>the Spirit intercedes for me<\/b>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Knowing this, I always begin by thanking God for His answer. This is why prayer takes faith.\u00a0I call believing He&#8217;s listening, then I trust Him for the answers to come&#8230; in His most amazing timing and profound ways.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This weekend was an example &#8211; I watched our <em>added son<\/em>\u00a0stand at the head of the isle and wait for his beautiful bride to walk down front. I was completely overwhelmed by all that God has done! So many prayers answered. Yet, they were not answered when I wished or as I thought. They were however <strong>all fulfilled beyond my imagination.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>God&#8217;s ways are not\u00a0our ways (<b>thank You, Jesus)<\/b>, His thoughts are not our\u00a0thoughts (<strong>Yay<\/strong><b>, Holy Spirit<\/b>). They were far better, far bigger and far more perfectly timed.\u00a0Glorious, joyful, abundant Life! His way for mine?? Oh yes, I&#8217;ll take any day.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>\u201cLikewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.\u201d\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\u202d\u202dRomans\u202c \u202d8:26\u202c<b><i> \u202d<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>ForGlorySake!-<\/b><i>\u00a0Anna<\/i><b><i><br \/><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_7679.jpg?resize=640%2C592&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5872\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_7679.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/17\/god-answers\/img_7679\/\" class=\"wp-image-5872\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Another blessed wedding<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get ready, because God will answer you! 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