I Prayed... God Answered

Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Often times Valerie wondered what her life will become and what her future holds. Have you ever asked that question? Valerie did last Friday... again. For the nth time she asked God for direction. She asked God what He'd like her to do. She asked Him for wisdom. She asked Him for His will for her life and her marriage. She held that prayer in her heart. And for the nth time God didn't fail to answer.

The past few weeks Valerie was already contemplating of having her marriage annulled. Yes, they have problems. She felt like her time was being wasted and it's time to finally give up the fight. She was tired of waiting, tired of standing in the gap for her husband and her marriage. She wanted to be set free from all these craziness. She prayed. Then last Saturday during her class, their Pastor suddenly said these words -

"To all who are married, stay married."

Valerie was stunned. For a few seconds she felt numb. She was trying to collect her thoughts. Then the Pastor continued -

"Don't give up on whatever you're doing."

Alright. Valerie's thoughts were, "Our pastor just said a few simple words and I didn't need a dictionary to figure out what those words meant. How come I felt like those words filled up the entirety of my brain?"

So Valerie went on with her day carrying those thoughts tepidly. She even attended her classmate's thanksgiving party that afternoon. During the evening service, while she was listening to their Pastor speak, he said these words -

"Our God is a God of second chances."

That struck her again. Then the Pastor continued -

"Our God is a God of restoration."

Hmm... Later that night when Valerie was getting ready for bed, those words she heard from her Pastor kept repeating in her ears. She realized those were God's answers to her questions.

The LORD Almighty has sworn, "Surely, as I have planned, so it will be, and as I have purposed, so it will stand." Isaiah 14:24

... Is the LORD's arm too short? You will now see whether or not what I say will come true for you." Numbers 11:23



6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Pia ~ Very well spoken! ~ jb///

Anonymous said...

Oh, how I LOVE when God works like that!! Just so incredible when He does that! I have had many moments where God clearly spoke in such a way when I desperately needed it. Thanks for this post, because sometimes we need to be reminded that God is listening, He does care, and He does answer! God bless you, dear friend.

Anonymous said...

Great story! I love it.

Anonymous said...

Pia, how encouraging this will be for women who are going through the same thing. I think I will refer my sister to this post. She is having a difficult time, though she is saved, finding reasons to stay in a marriage with an unbeliever. There is a blog specifically for women like her, that I've referred her to also. I hope she finds encouragement there.

Thanks.

Anonymous said...

peculiar, i believe that when you know what God's will is for your life and for marriage in general, you'd know what to do. but sometimes we become weak and has the tendency to be swayed by a lot by outside forces and factors. that's when we need confirmation from the Lord. and when He does gives that to us, we'll feel so refreshed and ready to run the race once again. God knows what we need and when we need them.

i hope she leaves a message so i'd know she'd been here. i'd love to give encouraging words to her as the Lord leads.

be blessed!

Anonymous said...

Oh Pia that was amazing!
WHOOOHOO... I LOVE when God reveals Himself like that to us! PTL
That was such an uplifting story, thanks for sharing it!
Lea
Hello to thee Phillipines!

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