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Today's post:
Bless It or Block It
‘The fervent prayer of a
righteous person is very powerful.’ James 5:16
Sometimes we can go it
alone, yet other times we need God’s help to face or meet the many challenges
that arise in our every daily lives. It is the trusting belief that ‘God’s got
this,’ that can make the difference between failure and success, sinking in
times of difficulty or tragedy or staying afloat, or just being able to cope. In
essence, life happens as it will, but how we respond to every circumstance is a
choice…
I think many of us wait
until times are dire before eliciting God’s help. Yet, turning to Him in anticipation of trials, great and small,
reaps great benefits, and awe-inspiring outcomes. When we pray fervently, and
with confidence, placing our cares in God’s hands trusting that all will go
well, we are far more prepared for whatever is to come. We are able to hold God’s
hand through turbulent storm, turning to Him as the living God who is with us in
every circumstance.
Though we are all unworthy
sinners, God loves each of us profoundly beyond our comprehension. Striving souls—those
who choose to try to follow God’s ways and lead—are the greatest recipients of
God’s promises. For God is a generous, loving God of surprises for those who
seek Him with all their hearts. He can and will turn every situation for the
good for those who seek Him in earnest. An “If and then God,’ He is there for
us even and especially when we falter or are hurting and broken. In Holy
Scripture He often says if you do such and such, I will do such and such for
you. If you humble yourselves, I will bless you. Sometimes we need to pray and
step aside so He can do His finest work on our behalf without our interference.
Though fervent prayer does
not demand eloquent speech, it is so powerful that it is not to be entered into
casually. Instead, we need to specifically and prayerfully ask for whatever we
need, and praise Him while we wait for Him to work it all out for the good. Fervent
prayer involves praying with humility, sincerity, and confidence with the
understanding that God will, one way or another, move on your behalf.
I often pray, “Bless it
or block it,” deferring to, and accepting, what transpires from our loving,
kind, and merciful God. Like most people, in my humanness, sometimes I am
tempted to pray only to ‘take it back’ so to speak, and try to work things out
my own way, all to no avail. However, I have found that it is much better to
pray and steadfastly depend on God’s almighty, omnipotent, holy intercession. God’s
compassion is boundless and unprecedented—and worthy of praise—the cornerstone
of fervent prayer!
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Copyright 2018 | Adele M. Gill
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