Recently, while going through a season of distress, a friend reached out to me. This friend is not in my day to day life, so she really had no way of knowing what I was dealing with, or going through each day...but God.
She reached out saying that God had put me on her heart and that she was praying for me, and is praying for me. This happened about a month or two ago, and God has not changed my circumstances. But what has changed is ME. Through her prayers, God has changed me, and because of that, I am able to handle the situation I'm in much better. I can see and feel the difference, because of her prayers.
In 2 Corinthians 1, Paul is talking about a season of distress and what helped him through, and here is what he says:
"8-11We don't want you in the dark, friends, about how hard it was when all this came down on us in Asia province. It was so bad we didn't think we were going to make it. We felt like we'd been sent to death row, that it was all over for us. As it turned out, it was the best thing that could have happened. Instead of trusting in our own strength or wits to get out of it, we were forced to trust God totally—not a bad idea since he's the God who raises the dead! And he did it, rescued us from certain doom. And he'll do it again, rescuing us as many times as we need rescuing. YOU AND YOUR PRAYERS ARE PART OF THE RESCUE OPERATION—I don't want you in the dark about that either. I can see your faces even now, lifted in praise for God's deliverance of us, a rescue in which your prayers played such a crucial part."
Maybe you've been praying for yourself, or someone else, and you feel as if your prayers don't matter. Be reminded today, that God hears your prayers, and your prayers make difference. Your prayers are part of the rescue operation. Keep praying!!
3 comments :
This is wonderful!!! Thank you so much for taking time to write and share!! I had not read these verses before and they are like finding an undiscovered treasure!! Love it. Their message is particularly timely for the various issues I have going on with the groups of girls I am working with ~ I'm so thankful God blessed us with our friendship!!!
It always amazes me when God puts others on our hearts and at the time we have no idea why or any details of what they are going thru. It's stories like these that help us grow our faith and trust in Him. Thanks for sharing. I will pray for you too as the Spirit leads....
It's during these times that if I focus on all the blessings He has given us, it often minimizes the distress.
Much love Sister.
Hey Melissa, thanks for sharing this! Sometimes we all need to be reminded about the power of prayer!
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