Mmmmmmm...... recently I have been pondering LIFE. The vastness, depth, and timing of it.
I have been heart broken recently by the amount of hurt and devastation a few of my friends and patients have been facing and walking through. I have also been doing a lot of strategic praying for my family--specifically my sweet, hard-working brothers, who have lost sight of the purpose of the LIFE. SO what have I been doing? PRAYING.... that's all I know to do, all I can do most of the time. I PRAY for them--pray for a covering of peace and an extra awakening of the Holy Spirit to just fill or burst in their lives.
As I was praying this morning, the Lord just laid a word on my heart----"KEEP." He HAS them. He is going to KEEP them. HE is KEEPING them. Wow..... what a faithful God we serve. sometimes if I stopped worrying about how the Lord is going to move in other's lives, and just placed my utmost HOPE in HIM, my prayers may change. My outlook would probably change. And my heart would definitely change. In the process, I NOW BELIEVE their circumstances will change. The Lord HAS this--I don't, however hard I try to control the situation through my prayer. MMM, thank you Jesus for that gentle reminder.
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."
Phil. 4:6
