I’ve been saying I need to pray more since I became a Christian. That’s probably what every Christian thinks at some point in their journey. Life is busy and noisy. It’s difficult to find long periods of quiet alone time with God. We are fostering twin 2 year old boys, hoping to adopt them, so you can imagine the craziness that ensues! I’m grateful to be able to stay home with them, but sometimes I envy women who drive to work…in a quiet car…all alone.
So when I do carve out some quality time with the Lord, I often find myself praying with intense passion and love. I’m sure part of the reason for that is God motivating me to pray more often, but also I recognize that these moments between me and my Lord are so precious, so priceless, that I feel obligated to pour myself out to Him. Such was the case when I began to pray on behalf of my Church. The Church requested we pray for guidance in getting involved in the AIDS epidemic in Africa. A funny thing happens when attempting to talk to God about such a mind-boggling, massive issue: it’s humbling. I started to feel so insignificant and small that I ended up just begging God to use me. “I’m here for you God, tell me what you want me to do” I said. “I will be listening and looking for your guidance, God. Use me, God, use me up!” I prayed like this for about a week.
I did start looking for opportunities to serve and get involved. I even started getting a little anxious about it…now I know why. About a month after the prayers I got a call from a friend who I hadn’t talked to in a while. She said that she knew a girl who was pregnant and planning on giving up her baby….were we interested to adopting? Wow! See she knew that we wanted to adopt and have a baby. It had been a while since we prayed for a baby. The pregnant girl would be due in just 4 months, if she went full term. Which meant we could potentially have 3 kids under 3 years old…in one year! I thought, “That’s crazy. Right? A newborn is a lot of work. I’m already busy…adding a baby it would be non-stop…is this possible? God gently eased my worry and said “Yes, with Me it is possible, but it will take ALL of you. I will use all of you.”
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