My prayers are generally not for myself or others independent needs...I tend to pray for the entirety of mankind & this planet...knowing if I do so...the rest will all fall into place... as it is destined to.
However, there are times when we all reach out for guidance, for help, for Devine intervention, for some force to make things better. As prayers go mine are most often for others, but I've had my moments as we all have. When you feel cornered, when you feel weak & sick or know someone who is...you say your prayers & if you walk in Faith, you know it is now in the hands of God.
So, have any of your prayers ever been answered? Think carefully & do not take a manipulated outcome as not being an answered prayer. Look back, how did this situation play out in the long run? Yes, you may not have had an immediate answer...but how did it play out over the years?
Have you ever had a prayer answered immediately? Like within minutes of saying the prayer & reaching for that hand of guidance & well-being. I know people who have...& I am one of many who have, more than once.
Here is just one very recent example of an answered prayer:
In December of 2022 I was in the process of trying to relocate after my mother's passing. I had a cat, Roxy, that I had had for some seven years. He was my only pet, and we were of course very attached. I found myself without a home, I was living at hotels & such, and he was with me. My sister offered to put me up until I got things sorted out with employment & an apartment...but Roxy was a problem. For various reasons, which I fully understood, Roxy had to find a new home while my life got sorted out.
I remember this like this morning...I had my belongings in storage, Roxy & I were in my vehicle...he didn't like to travel much & I think he sensed something was up as I was obviously torn with this decision. My sister had called various shelters & none were taking cats. She also put a message on Next-Door with a picture of him. It was around 10 AM & I was leaving the storage area with Roxy in his carrier next to me on the passenger side.
My sister calls and tells me the Humane Society called and they had a spot for Roxy. I was in tears. I could not let my buddy go to a shelter not knowing his eventual outcome. But I also needed to start my life over & staying at my sisters seemed the best for me.
Needless to say, I was even more torn now. I pulled over in a secluded spot & Roxy & I had a talk...then I talked to God.
My prayer was simple...Lord don't let this be...don't let this end this way.
I dried my tears...sucked up my emotions...& sat there pretty much deciding I would live in my car before I would turn Roxy over to a shelter. I started the vehicle and started to drive off pretty much in a daze...then the phone rang again.
It was my sister...she was very excited & happiness was in her voice. She said she just got a call from her Next-Door message...someone wanted to adopt Roxy & he lived just a few miles from my sister. I had to pull over again...& thank the Lord for answering my simple prayer...in less than five minutes.
We took Roxy over to Richard's house a couple hours later. Richard had just had his cat pass on & he said when he seen Roxy's picture on Next-Door, he had to make the call...& I am so glad he did.
It took several weeks for Roxy to take to Richard, that's just a shy cat being a shy cat & now they are best buddies & Roxy takes to him like he did me for those years we were together. Thank you, Richard, for being there in Roxy's & my time of need.
And thank God for answering prayers. AMEN.
Book of James 1: 5-7 & Matthew 6: 5-13
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