Lord, listen! Lord, forgive! Lord, hear
and act! For your sake, my God, do not delay, because your city and your people
bear your Name." Daniel 9:19
This month,
it seems that since we are praying for a more fervor prayer life, the devil has
been working overtime at trying to derail my relationship with my Lord. He is trying to do the derailing by trying to
discourage me or make me believe that my Lord is not listening. He is
filling my mind with doubts. Basically, telling me lies.
Well, guess
what? Our Lord is more powerful, and mightier, and stronger, and… so many other
words to use for Him. He’s got us. The Lord Most High has us covered in His
glory.
With the
Lord’s help, I am choosing to believe the truth and not give in to the lies or
doubts. My prayer life has become more
concentrated this month, and it has been a very conscience effort on my part. Yes, my Lord is more powerful than any plan
or thought or lie or doubt that the devil may have, but we must do our part and
look to the Lord, the Truth.
Each time I
am having a rough patch and the doubts set in, I chose to rely on the Lord. When I feel lost and not sure what to do, I
turn to my Lord for guidance. When my
patience is almost at an end, the Lord helps to still my soul. When the doubts and lies seem to fill my
head, I cry out to the Lord.
He always
listens and answers me. He guides me. It
might not be the answer or the timing that I am looking for, but there is a
stillness that I have found in Him. With
that stillness, I can hear Him. He calms
me. He tells me the truth. He renews my
parched soul.
“Be Still and Know that I am God…” Psalm 46:10
It was
morning, and I was lamenting about not having the fulfillment of a promise in
the timing that I thought that it should be.
I admit I was not very happy with the Lord, and I was letting Him
know. The conversation was that I felt
that He was playing with my heart and my patience was running out.
I am not
saying this is the correct way to have a discussion with God, but thankfully God
knows me and can handle whatever I say to Him.
He listens to my rantings, and then when I am done ranting, He calmly
gives me the answer, the peace that He knows I need.
On the way to
work that day, I called a prayer warrior on the phone to talk through my
lamenting and frustrations. She did not
answer, which is how the Lord wanted it.
I talked with the Lord again, and when I got to work my daily thought
for the day in my e-mail was about God’s Stillness and having the stillness in
the Lord. Every thought that I was
thinking was written in the e-mail.
The Lord
wants me to rely on Him for the answers.
Yes, we can share with others, but in this case the Lord wanted me to
rely on Him. He is the author of my
journey and wants to share in the journey with me.
We each can
rely on the Lord. He does listen. He does forgive. He does hear and act.
Dear Lord,
I praise Your name. You do listen,
even when we are ranting. You do forgive
and cover us with Your grace and mercy.
You do hear and act, even if it is not in our way or timing. Your way and timing are best. You are our
Lord. Continue to give each of us a zest
for you. You are the Author, and You have this journey for each of us that You
want to walk with us. May our prayers be
in You. May our hearts be open to Your
leading.
In Jesus’ Name – Amen
Laura Maxson
