We were on the way home from a wedding and it was dusk. The rain started with a few large drops on the windshield. Suddenly a deluge hit us. We were trying to listen to an evening service being streamed out, but the noise of the rain muffled the speaker's voice. The traffic slowed to a crawl. Vehicles put on their flashers. Some pulled onto the shoulder and stopped. I strained my eyes, unable to make out the lines separating the three lanes of traffic I was travelling with. As my windshield wipers worked at high speed, I struggled to tell if the vehicles ahead were moving or stopped. If you've ever driven in a southern storm, you can probably identify.
"Oh, God!" I pled, "I really wanted to hear this speaker, and I can't even drive in this! Please make this rain stop!"
Within a minute or two, the torrent eased up. Soon it was just a smattering of drops. Later I found out my sister, who was travelling with me, had been praying also.
Although dark clouds continued to billow across the sky and lightening and thunder flashed and crashed, there were no more downpours for the rest of our seven or eight hours worth of driving.
Coincidence? I think not. I no longer remember what the speaker said that evening, but I do remembered the love of a God that cares enough to halt a storm. It continues to amaze me how faithfully God answers prayer. Why do we wait to call on Him? Why do we doubt?
Sometimes I think our lack of faith is based partly in our lack of understanding how great His love for us really is. Don't doubt Him. His promise is for everyone. Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. (Jeremiah 33:3) I want to grow in understanding the power of prayer and in fully trusting the faithfulness of my Father.
As we face the coming days, let us share with each other our fears and our pain. Let us pray for one another and pray together for those we love. Our God is a God of miracles, of great and mighty things. Let us never doubt the wonders that He is able to perform.
"Oh, God!" I pled, "I really wanted to hear this speaker, and I can't even drive in this! Please make this rain stop!"
Within a minute or two, the torrent eased up. Soon it was just a smattering of drops. Later I found out my sister, who was travelling with me, had been praying also.
Although dark clouds continued to billow across the sky and lightening and thunder flashed and crashed, there were no more downpours for the rest of our seven or eight hours worth of driving.
Coincidence? I think not. I no longer remember what the speaker said that evening, but I do remembered the love of a God that cares enough to halt a storm. It continues to amaze me how faithfully God answers prayer. Why do we wait to call on Him? Why do we doubt?
Sometimes I think our lack of faith is based partly in our lack of understanding how great His love for us really is. Don't doubt Him. His promise is for everyone. Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. (Jeremiah 33:3) I want to grow in understanding the power of prayer and in fully trusting the faithfulness of my Father.
As we face the coming days, let us share with each other our fears and our pain. Let us pray for one another and pray together for those we love. Our God is a God of miracles, of great and mighty things. Let us never doubt the wonders that He is able to perform.
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