God, help me pass this test. God, please don’t let me get a ticket. God, please heal this illness. God, please keep us safe. I’ve prayed millions of prayers asking for things. But when our truck caught fire and we were faced with the possibility it was totaled and the amount we would received wouldn’t even be enough for a down payment on another truck, let alone we don’t have it in our budget for another vehicle payment right now – I had no idea what to pray for.
I’ve been there before, do I pray for my marriage to work or do I pray for a way out? Do I pray for a job to get better or do I pray for a different opportunity. I struggle with hard times because I don’t want to pray for MY plan. When I pray for my plan then I struggle with the question- was that a sign or am I reaching for a sign that isn’t there? You may have guessed, I’m a bit of an over thinker, a worrier if you will. If you’re like me I don’t have any secret recipe that magically makes all of that worry go away but I have found a way to calm the storm inside when my mind goes there.
Pray for God’s will to be done. The Lord’s Prayer has gotten me through many situations I wanted to leave entirely in his hands. Decisions I didn’t want any part in allowing my free will to mess up. Some days I think I pray it 1,000 times just for God to have power and control over me and my life because I have no clue what I need or what I should be doing.
My friend, faith will get us through. Believing when we don’t see a way out. Knowing that HE has us. We don’t have to know how. We don’t have to figure it out. He already knows and he will get us where we need to go. It’s easy to get angry. It’s easy to get sad. It’s not wrong to have those feelings. The Devil is real and he comes at us full throttle. He wants us to be mad at God. He wants us to question. I encourage you to read the book of Job. It was an eye opener for me. The Devil is crafty but he is not stronger or more powerful than our Savior! Repeat after me: Not today Devil! Not happening! You’re not welcome here!
Father, please protect me and guide me and I pray your will be done for me.
Friends – he has us! He is the ultimate parent. The most loving and caring parent that exists and he will always have us.
Mama Vibes ✌️ 