Have you ever been at a place in your life when you just flat out need a miracle?
Sometimes there are just no good choices. When Moses led the Children of Israel out of Egypt to the edge of the red sea, they were stuck. They could not move forward nor could they go back. There were no good choices, only a desperate need for a miracle, and God showed up right on time.
Sometimes the best we can hope to do is to choose the least bad alternative and rely on God to come up with a plan. I have been trying my best to be supportive of a friend who is in that very place, to help however I can, but the truth is that I have no words of wisdom for her. I have no idea what I would do if I was in her circumstances, and I have no idea how to advise her beyond saying..
“Do what you feel in your heart is right,” and pray for a miracle.
It was not all that long ago that I was between a rock and a hard place. I had walked away from a very bad situation with nothing, and had no idea where I would end up or how I would get there. All I could do was put one foot in front of the other and hope for the best. I shudder to think what might have happened, had I not had faith and trusted that God had a reason for me to be in that predicament, that He would see me through it, and that in the end it would benefit me to have walked through that fire. Without God, there would have been nothing but despair in my life, and I could easily have given up.
It was a blind faith that pulled me through that dark season in my life, and one thing I learned first hand is that God can use it all for good. He opened doors I would never have imagined, and miraculous things happened. I also came to understand that if you never need a miracle, then you can never experience a miracle! Now, I dare to dream bigger and to expect more. I welcome the tough challenges and I savor the moment when God shows up right on time. He doesn’t show up early, giving me cause to doubt that it is His hand upon my success, but He never shows up too late.
It is a privilege and an honor to receive a miracle from God, so it must also be a privilege and an honor to need a miracle.
I suppose what I should say to my friend is “Just hang in there and do the best that you can. God has a miracle in store for you, so start thanking Him for it now, and be ready for it when it comes.” The world has worn her down so brutally that I wonder if she has the vision to take that in and believe it. And so I will pray that she can believe, and pray that she will receive, and that it will glorify God in ways that neither of us can imagine.
Blessings & Adventure,
Lynn “lynnibug” Rios
Matthew 6:34 (NKJV) 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
This video, praying from abundance, has been on my mind for a very long time… for the past 7 days it has been an all consuming passion, and finally, it is done!
Enjoy this video designed to deepen your expectancy
More than a prayer, it is a conversation with God that most of us should be having.
I received an email from a friend yesterday and thought it was well worth sharing. This is in 2 parts, the prayer in the plum color, and God’s responses in green.
Our Father Who Art In Heaven. Yes? Don’t interrupt me. I’m praying. But — you called ME! Called you? No, I didn’t call you. I’m praying. Our Father who art in Heaven. There — you did it again! Did what? Called ME.You said, “Our Father who art in Heaven” Well, here I am.. What’s on your mind? But I didn’t mean anything by it. I was, you know, just saying my prayers for the day. I always say the Lord’s Prayer. It makes me feel good, kind of like fulfilling a duty. Well, all right. Go on.
Okay, Hallowed be thy name . Hold it right there. What do you mean by that? By what? By “Hallowed be thy name”? It means, it means . . good grief, I don’t know what it means. How in the world should I know? It’s just a part of the prayer. By the way, what does it mean? It means honored, holy, wonderful. Hey, that makes sense.. I never thought about what ‘hallowed’ meant before. Thanks.
Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Do you really mean that?(more…)
Two of my friends recently joined forces combining two online portals of prayer into one. Linda M Davis and Tammie Perry had each felt the calling to create and maintain a prayer group on Skype. Tammie was ministering to prayer needs in a group she called Forever His, and Linda maintaining both a website and prayer group called Gloryway.
Last week they got together and made prayerful decision to join forces and combine the two groups. What a blessing!
Gloryway is Forever His is the place to go for praise, worship, and prayer.
Each morning you will find a post there that will edify and prepare you for your day. A morning prayer is shared, usually a link or two to some praise and worship on YouTube followed by a selected scripture for reflection. Pretty much any time of day or night you can stop by and find inspiration and strength, prayer, and sharing of the word of God.
To connect to the group, send a skype message to kentucky-gal, tammiejo.perry, or me, lynnibug.
If you would like to join in fellowship with a dedicated group of believers from all over the world, or if you just need a place to stop to give or receive prayer, Gloryway is Forever His is just a click away.
Today we were asked to set aside a few minutes to spend in prayer for our nation. I thought it appropriate to share the history of this day.
History of the National Day of Prayer
taken from the official site
“Fasting and prayer are religious exercises; the enjoining them an act of discipline. Every religious society has a right to determine for itself the time for these exercises, and the objects proper for them, according to their own particular tenets; and right can never be safer than in their hands, where the Constitution has deposited it.” Thomas Jefferson, 1808
Because of the faith of many of our founding fathers, public prayer and national days of prayer have a long-standing and significant history in American tradition. The Supreme Court affirmed the right of state legislatures to open their sessions with prayer in Marsh vs. Chambers (1983).
The National Day of Prayer is a vital part of our heritage. Since the first call to prayer in 1775, when the Continental Congress asked the colonies to pray for wisdom in forming a nation, the call to prayer has continued through our history, including President Lincoln’s proclamation of a day of “humiliation, fasting, and prayer” in 1863. In 1952, a joint resolution by Congress, signed by President Truman, declared an annual, national day of prayer. In 1988, the law was amended and signed by President Reagan, permanently setting the day as the first Thursday of every May. Each year, the president signs a proclamation, encouraging all Americans to pray on this day. Last year, all 50 state governors plus the governors of several U.S. territories signed similar proclamations.
