I’ve often thought about the prayers that seem to go unanswered. Those ones that you’ve been praying for, for years. Time after time, asking God for healing, knowing that He’s able to intervene. Knowing that He’s able to change the course of your situation. Yet, sometimes it feels as though they go unheard.
I’ve had my fair share of prayers like that. Each time, in the midst of it, I wondered whether or not He would answer in the way I expected Him to. I had set out to pray to receive a miracle in my way and my timing, hoping that I would receive it quicker than Prime shipping. But as you know, that’s not often the way it works.
For some, I’ve seen where prayers were answered on the spot, and we praised God for it. For others, I saw miracles take place after years of crying out to God, and again, we praised Him for it. I’ve also seen and personally experienced times where prayers were left seemingly unanswered. In those times, as hard as it is, I’ve learned to thank God for it. We’re unsure of how God’s timing works but we know that ultimately, He knows far better than we do.
Psalm 27:14 tells us, “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.”
We have a hope that rests in Jesus, and because of that, we know that in this life, even death is not the end!
So, I praise God for the miracles. I’ll praise God in the waiting. And I’ll praise God when my prayers seem to have gone unanswered. Through it all, I will trust in His timing and know that His ways are greater than my own.
“Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.””
“36 Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.” (Mark 5:36)
Join me on Sunday as we talk more about the miracle of being alive from the book of Mark!
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SUNDAY, MARCH 24 @ 10am
WAY MAKER
Alive
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