Finding Direction: The Wind Vane Chronicles

Tom & I are in a season of prayer for several people very close to us.

Some are family members and some very good friends.  The relationships run together, which is as it “should” be in the life of a Christian, I think.  Don’t you?

I’ve not slept well the past couple of nights after about 2 or 2:30 a.m. or so.  This has been going on for a while about half the time, so I have taken to spending that time until near morning’s first light praying intensely for these ones so dear to me.  Tom and I pray together, as well (in better hours for the both of us!).

God seems to be working mightily in the lives of some of these loved ones I’ve been praying for and for that I am exceedingly happy.  I know, from my own long life, that God DOES answer prayers, and most times, in ways that are beyond my comprehension and “out of the blue” as far as how the details fall together.

One young man who is a dear friend, as if a son, started  a new job today in a place that is brand new to him and different.  I just texted him and told him we pray he is having a good day and that we are thinking of him and praying for him today in his work.  For me, these prayers began about 2 a.m. this morning.

Another dear friend has a big – make that HUGE – weekend coming up this coming weekend and we are praying that God will bless him and show him the way to a better future.

I am – we both – are praying for family members going through strife and difficult circumstances.

Then, there is the world at large, where other Christians we know are suffering from sometimes terrible tragedies, and millions of people hunger and suffer in their daily lives.

How do we pray for these people we do not know personally and come to truly understand their plight?  It seems to me that we do our part by praying for those we know personally and have relationships with and project that to those more distant from us.  God knows our hearts when we turn to Him for answers and in gratitude for the many blessings already received.  As one friend said the other day on his blog, in asking for prayers for he and his family, “God knows the details.”  Yes, my friends, God DOES!!

So, I begin my prayers with gratitude for His love, His Son, His blessings, His goodness, for as I often begin my prayers, all good things in my life – our lives – come from God.

So, for today, if you will – try to remember that one thing.  All good things and goodness in our lives – in this world – come from God and Jesus Christ, His Son.  I think, no matter what is going on in your life, it will be a bit better in remembering this.

Many blessings to each of you today!  Dee

P. S.  Tom is doing better every day and we thank God for this lovely weather we have during his recuperation period.  Yes, God IS good.