God answering prayer

This morning Paul led devotions on James Chapter 5. Bearing in mind what I said in my last entry, one of his asides was that he found he was amazed at how God had answered his prayers even when he had not realised it. I kept an entry of prayers and by logging it, he could see how they had been answered. He pointed out that we tend to think prayers have not been answered if they are not answered next Tuesday. This dear reader is also my approach. God can and does take time to answer prayer, but answer he does.

While I was praying

Today, I have been in agony emotionally and when am like that I pray just as fervently and I asked the lord to do something today. I do not have to actually see it today, I just want the confidence that something happened today.

later on, I was preparing for a bible study in Daniel chapter 9. This is one of those chapters where Daniel got an answer while he was praying. There are also instances where answers were on their way when praying but were delayed, and abrahams servant was praying and while he still was, Rebecca came out. I do not know how God will answer as I think being prescriptive is foolish, but I am looking for an answer

I therefore put this on the blog and mark this day to see if this was the day that the answer was granted.

God will make a way

We have a guest today from Australia. Right now I am praying that God will open some doors for me. This man happened to be standing beside me singing to himself and he sang the opening Line, "God will make a way, where there seems to be no way". Let me see if that was for me. Let me se what God will do.

The truth is, I doubt, and I have confessed this to the lord to get his help. I have in mind the man who said, Lord I believe, help my unbelief. I have often found this to be of great comfort. I am at least honest with God and myself and perhaps for that reason the man was standing beside me this morning singing that song.

I was also thinking this morning that Gods word asks retorical questions. Concerning the father it says, "If you ask for a fish, will he give you a stone". If you then being evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly father give the holy spirit (Or good gifts) to those who ask. The critical thing here is we must ask, and this not a promise for self indulgence. We should ask for good things. Things that will help us in our walk with the lord and right now I am asking for something that I need to achieve that.