While you were sleeping…God was busy

update from previous post…

Prayer works. Well whaddya know…

You know, that I’m amazed kind of ticks me off a little. I should be further along my faith journey than this I think. I think when these events happen I should not even flinch when God answers. But I do. Whenever these prayer things happen (not as often as they should), I either feel like its some kind of psychic juju, I’m a closet Charasmatic, nothing wrong with that now, unless you were raised a stiff Baptist <grin> or that I’m going to look like some flaky tv evangelist..(except I could never get my hair that perfectly coiffed; nor do I have time to start making and selling prayer cloths. Oh but Dung if I had just thought of that last month when I was broke(n)…things could have been so different!)

The truth is I believe God would do this everyday for all of us if we just listened and obeyed. Did I not say just in the previous post (backporch blog) that ”our lives are entirely too loud”? I quieted mine internally and then this prayer thing happened that very night. I think it happens to a lot of people but we chalk it up to not sleeping, take a Luminex (edit: ok, someone just emailed me that this is a brand of lightbulb or something, not a drug. oh well…I’m sticking to my story) or a PM and go back to sleep or just lay there whining because we can’t sleep, like I usually do. I challenge you to ask God if He’s waking you up next time and see what happens. If nothing happens, take a PM and go back to sleep. Bet you won’t.

Thanks to those of you who knew this was for you (and know how insecure I am) for taking the time to IM and EM and post or call your encouragement. It *is* good to know that I am not a raving lunatic. To point glory in the right direction and to encourage you that God uses really imperfect/near crazy people (that would be moi) to serve others by praying for them here’s a tidbit from yesterday and btw, most of these situations I knew nothing about. It was…interesting.

Kidney - Jigadijig’s (Laurie and Bill Clark’s) nephew was rushed to the hospital in the middle of the night, rejecting his transplanted kidney. I think God originally woke me up to pray for this kid. It was weird because everyone I know has good kidneys but I prayed anyway.

Transportation - Someone I didn’t even know but reads here is going on a Missions trip next week and the transportation from one long leg of their journey to their destination fell apart and yesterday they found a new transportation. Go B!

The call would come - and it did yesterday. My clients called and the papers are ready to bring their new son home from Nepal. They leave next Thursday to go pick him up! Yay Shannon and Kevin!

A job - one out of the blue and I was able to connect the “need a job” with the “need an employee”. What a blessing. thank you Steve!

That they get this house - and they did. After bidding 30% under asking because that’s all they could afford. Blessings. Yay Vicky and Dave!

And Lots of personal stuff that people are still struggling with.

We really are God’s hands people. “I will get down on my knees and I will pray”. Jewel 1:7 (ha!) This is so not by our power so why don’t we tap in?

Unbelief or Disbelief (two way different things btw) or What?

Now, how to capture that and stay plugged in is my question… See the Strategist/Activator kicking in…oh boy. Somehow I don’t think it works like that.

Do we really believe God is real and EXPECT him to show up in ways only God can?

I think I’m plain chicken. Wouldn’t want to lose too much of my spiritual decorum.