I want to say something profound but right now I don’t have anything to say. I have struggled all day today with a deep sadness and it has at times been very consuming. I went to the gym this am and had a great workout, felt great when I left but when I returned home I began to work on some things for the up coming holiday and it really started to bring me down. I have spent alot of time lately talking to God about certain things in my life. He has been very vocal with me lately about things in my life! I don’t mean I hear Him audibly but I have certainly heard His direction for my situation.
A friend of mine recently gave me her pastor’s teaching from their Sunday service. I asked her if I could share parts of it in my post and she said yes. Her pastor was teaching on Prayer and the persistence of praying. P.U.S.H. Pray Until Something Happens. A.S.A.P. Always Say A Prayer. Psalm 121:1-2 says “I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” God wants nothing more than to hear from us. He waits for us to seek His face and we have become so busy with our earthly lives that we barely take the time to say “Grace” anymore. G.A.P. God Answers Prayer. The disciples could have asked Christ to teach them anything during their time with Him but the one thing they wanted Him to teach them was how to pray.
If we could pray about all those things that cause us anguish or sadness or pain then we could free ourselves of so much worry and anxiety. We were not meant to go thru our life in torment and worry. “Worry is wasting today’s time to clutter up tomorrow’s opportunities with yesterday’s troubles.” God can relieve that if we will turn our voices to Him and “pray without ceasing” about all situations. 1Peter 5:7 says, “Casting the whole of your care (all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all) on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.” “Do not worry about anything because staying peaceful is actually proof that you have humbled yourself and that you trust God to do what needs to be done.”
Every word spoken can be a prayer. Prayer doesn’t always have to be about asking but there is thanking, seeking, honoring, and sharing. God wants His people to know how much He loves them and know that He is there. Many don’t stay with their prayers because they don’t really believe God will answer them. God’s timing is always perfect. If you don’t think God has answered your prayer maybe it’s because it wasn’t the answer you wanted to hear, maybe God had a better solution to your problem. God will never make your situation worse, He is in the “making it better” business. God always loves us and wants only what is best for us. This is a poem from Pastor’s teaching and it kinda says it all in a nutshell.
It is only a tiny rosebud, a flower of God’s design, but I can’t unfold the petal with these clumsy hands of mine.
The secret of unfolding flowers is not known to such as I. God opens this flower so easily, but in my hands they die.
If I cannot unfold a rosebud, this flower of God’s design, then how can I have the wisdom to unfold this life of mine?
So I’ll trust in God for leading each moment of my day. I will look to God for guidance in each step of the way.
The path that lies before me, only my Lord knows. I’ll trust God to unfold the better moments, just as He unfolds the rose.
Are your days filled with constant worry about the things of the world? Dont’ drag that stuff around with you. Take it to God in prayer and let Him bless you. Believe that God wants only the best for you and allow Him to work in your life. He loves you so much 
