"We do not make requests of You
because we are righteous, but because
of Your great mercy. Lord, listen!
Lord, forgive!
Lord, hear and act!
For Your sake, my God,
do not delay, because Your
city and Your people bear
Your Name."
Daniel 9:18-19
this heart is learning...
prayer is alive
prayer is active
this heart's
prayers must be
courageous
constant
focused
bold
for He answers
always
and if I pray
in timidity
am I not saying
something about
the One to whom I pray?
and if I pray for the impossible
yet deep within this heart do not believe
am I not saying something about the One
who moves mountains with but a word?
once this heart realized
the depth of His promises
the assurance of His listening
the desire of His heart to bless
prayer forever changed
for how can I not be taken deeper?
how can I not be taken higher?
how can this heart not beat faster in
anticipation of miracles yet to come?
He promises. I believe.
will the outcome look always
as I long for it to look?
will the timing of an answer
be always as I long for
it to be?
and can an answer of 'no'
actually be a direct answer of 'yes'
for does He not know all and see all and hold all?
and if I were to write the story
as I see fit
would not disaster ensue?
and in all reality
can an answer be bad
if the One who answers is
nothing but good?
this is not to say that minds will not question
that hearts will not break
that tears will not flow
for pain can pierce
the soul
the body
the heart
healing can take place
in the realm of the spiritual
rather than the realm of the physical
this I know first hand
for 18 days of thousands upon thousands
of prayers and pray-ers did not result in the
physical healing of the father of my children
yet who am I to say those prayers went unanswered?
no. they were indeed answered.
just not in the way we wanted
and in a way I and many
still cannot fully understand
yet
he has
danced
and laughed
and climbed
every mountain
in heaven for over
8 years now
and every tear that fell
and every tear that still falls
He collects and holds in
a bottle so precious
that is the depth of His love
so this heart will pray as never before
circling people and circumstances
with pray trusting and bold
to the One who holds
every heart beating today
every heart which ever did beat
every heart which ever will beat
and thank Him for each answer
worshiping and praising
for He is good
and He is enough
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