Last month during the revival, I prayed telling God I want to make him first in my life. My hope of getting a baby has been first for a long time. In my mind I was giving it to God. Then Bro. Tony tells me that when I was saved he had a vision me and Eric up in front of the church with a baby. Well, that just brought it all back to the top again. I have really been struggling with how to handle this. In my mind if I give it to God, I am not to pray about it anymore. He has it and he is taking care of it. I feel like if I have given something to him, and I continue to pray for it, I haven’t fully given it to him. This may not be how we are supposed to view giving something to God, but that is just how I feel. My mama is the person I always go to with spiritual questions. I finally asked her about this Monday night, and she didn’t know how to answer the question of whether or not we are to keep praying for something if we have given it to God. I told her there is a scripture that I wanted to find. All I could think was that it said “keep on praying”. Tuesday she and I both were searching for this scripture. We found several that were similar, but not the one I was thinking of. Last night when I sat down with my bible, I just opened it and started reading, I turned the page, and there it was….Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7 Then when I went to bed, the book I’m reading had a reference back to that same exact same scripture. An email was forwarded to me from someone who has a scripture at the bottom of her emails…Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. Philippians 4:6
OK God, I hear you….KEEP ON PRAYING!!!!!!!!!!!
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i agree that you DO keep on praying. and i am so glad you found the scripture. we both know God provided it. and i think part of it is just trusting God. saying: God this is my desire, but i want your plan to unfold because i know your plan is better than my own. and then maybe the harder part, truly believing that in your heart. it's so great that you are walking so closely to him that you hear when he speaks to you.
Perhaps you are feeling a little anxiety. Someone has said that the anxious person and the worrier are so preoccupied about what MAY happen in the future that they forget to cope with the present. Philippians 4:6-7 tells us we should "be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God." Be anxious for nothing. Be prayerful in everything. Be thankful for anything and You will have peace. Psalms 34:4: "I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears." It is important that we remember that anything of value in the kingdom of God is initiated in and dependent on prayer. Philippiams 4:19 tells us "my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." It is important to pray a fervent prayer of faith. Pray without ceasing. God's timing is what often explains God's delay in answering our prayers. We do not see the total picture like God does. Remember Hannah in 1 Samuel? Hannah prayed with a purpose. She kept her pledge and she perserved. The more a Christian prays with faith, the more that Christian sees God answer prayer; the more a person sees God answer prayer, the stronger that person's faith becomes while our doubts and anxiety become less. Continue to pray in faith, be persistent like the woman in Luke 18:1-5. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths." Proverbs 3:5-6
Prayer is the Christian's greatest weapon. More can be done by prayer than anything else. So keep persevering.
Hi - Just found your blog (through Malinda's blog, which I also just found a few days ago). I don't know all of your story but I guess you're hoping to adopt... My husband and I are about to start the adoption process. (Something I don't write about on my blog -- yet.) It's scary.
I hope God blesses you with a child very, very soon.
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