How God Speaks
This won't be a post about how to hear God. It won't be an argument pro or con all those hot topics that we love to wonder out loud about.
It's simply a post because I had to take a moment this morning and stand in complete awe about how God answers so many prayers and makes Himself known. It's about how He speaks into our lives and is faithful.
I got a lot of wonderful news this week. Praise reports, answered prayers, reports of healing, and reports of how God is moving across the globe.
When I think about it individually, I'm tempted to underestimate it all. Because it looks so small. Last night I visited the Wednesday night small group, and we spent the bulk of the time in very high pitched- squeals rejoicing together over the many many amazing things that God is doing in our lives. We were beside ourselves with praise and prayed rejoicingly for one another. We reminded each other not to fear, to trust, and look forward to the changes that are ahead through the words we spoke in prayer to our amazing God.
God of wonders.
My sister forwarded me an email from one of the High schoolers at the church she and I helped plant and attended for 4 years. That High schooler was in 5th grade the last time I saw her and she told Jaime about the many changes that our old church has been experiencing. A part of me was sad I'd missed out on all of that growth, and then I remembered specific prayers we prayed for that church while we were there 3 years ago and God had answered them above and beyond! I was in awe.
This morning I was lamenting over something I knew was not going to be easy to do. And then I suddenly realized that it was actually a very GOOD thing although hard, and that it was even an answer to another prayer I'd had in the back of my head but was intimidated to give more thought to let alone give it to God. But He took it anyways. And took care of it. Even though it wasn't easy, it was the best.
To me, that is How God constantly speaks. It's how I know He cares and is so close and involved. I don't know much about anything else, but I know that, and there is physical evidence in the form of answered prayers to requests that we think are ridiculous and insignificant, or too hard or too big. I wish I could be more specific about the amazing things, but you know what I am talking about because He shows you too. Everyday. In ways that I could never appreciate those "little things" the way you do.
And that is what makes Him such an amazing and intimate and merciful, faithful, wonderful God.
Even when He answers in the most painful of ways, He is wonderful.
I'm so glad He reminded me of that this week.
