Comments on: Impossible requests

By: KI

KI — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:06:17 +0000

I well remember timidly telling a neighbor, (one I had just met and didn’t know)that I would pray his house didn’t burn down. He had just told me that he had just evacuated and the fire was at the edge of his yard. It was a struggle just to say the words as I didn’t want to seem trite when he was convinced it would all go up into flames and I had no idea what God wanted to do.

I did pray for that, even as I prayed the fire would be put out before coming any more our way. I found out later, his house was spared, although his garage roof was burned. Then my timidity seemed so foolish.

As a parent I love to have my children come to me when they need help. I can’t imagine God feels any other way.

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By: Allen Wrench

Allen Wrench — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:34:25 +0000

You didn’t ask for your readers’ prayers, Andree. There are those of us who sympathize and even identify with your concerns. I guess we should know you can count on us.

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By: Indy

Indy — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:35:48 +0000

Thank you, Andree.
Thank you, Karen O. I needed this reminder and encouragement to do it.

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By: j.parked

j.parked — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:56:48 +0000

yes!

btw, whatever happened to your list of 10 (from “the sower sows…”)? i ask b/c answered prayers means God is real, whether they’re your answered prayers or mine.

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By: Karen O

Karen O — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:37:46 +0000

God listens, He knows, He cares.

He wants what is best for us & those we care about even more than we do.

And it is okay to tell the Father exactly what we want, how we’d like something to turn out, as long as we also ask – from our hearts – that His will be done above all else. Jesus prayed like that in the Garden of Gethsemane.

When we wait & hope in the Lord, we are supposed to do so with expectation.

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By: mumsee

mumsee — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:17:12 +0000

Joining you in that prayer.

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By: michelle

michelle — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:59:45 +0000

Excellent points, Andree, and something the Lord has been pointing out to me about my life the last couple years.

Why don’t we believe? Particularly after all the answered prayers? Why is fear so powerful? And why don’t I remember to let Scripture slay it?

Thanks.

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By: JohnV

JohnV — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:42:08 +0000

What about when we’re afraid he WILL answer and then we have to follow through, change, and grow in response? That’s the hard part (for me).

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By: JP

JP — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:36:29 +0000

This post took me a half hour of weeping to read. And when I thought I was done, I read the last line: “like the persistent widow God has made me.” Oh, the wonder and the joy that God brings out of the pain in our lives!

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