I know this is going to sound completely lame and un-spiritual; however, I serve the God who is above all things and I want to share His goodness with everyone, so take it with a grain of salt!
Like every Tuesday we meet at around 11:15 for corporate prayer at church. There are usually only a handful of us and it is very sweet and intimate. Toward the end of the hour, one of the guys in the group asked if we could pray for him as he felt his blood pressure rising even while he was standing there. We all came in a circle around him and began to pray. After only a few minutes of prayer, you could see the flush come out of his face and his color return to normal and the Peace of God just flooded him. It was beautiful. He looked up with tears coming from his eyes and said, "I couldn't have gotten that at any doctor's office!" Glory to God! He left feeling one hundred percent!
On our way out the door to lunch at the restaurant we eat at every week, Donna and I half jokingly prayed and asked God to find parking spots at the restaurant as we walked to our cars. Last Tuesday it was so crowded we couldn't find parking spots and went to another restaurant. I ended my prayer with, "And God let us please have the good table, in Jesus Name AMEN!" I know that seems extremely ridiculous with all that is going on in the world, with people dying of hunger and cancer and war that I would pray for the corner booth and a good parking spot. It does say in the Word, however, that we are to come before the Lord in all things with prayer and supplication, right? So I suppose it applies to the corner booth and a parking spot as well!
When we got to the restaurant we all found parking spots relatively quickly, and wouldn't you know that the corner booth emptied out just as we finished ordering our food! I know that seems really silly, but I knew immediately who to thank. My Jesus! Who even cares enough to hook me up with a good parking spot and the best table in the house. God is the God of ALL things, not just of the big things and not just of the small things. I know this may wreck someone's theology. I hope it does! We could all use a little more wrecking by Him who created us!
And if there is someone out there who is hurting and they don't understand why God doesn't seem to be hearing their prayer. Don't worry He hears. He is mindful of us in our big needs and our silly little wants too! He loves to delight in us as we take delight in Him. He will provide everything we need because He is always good!
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