FRIDAY THOUGHT 9/25/09

September 25, 2009 on 12:03 pm | By | In Faith & Forgiveness | No Comments
Unanswered Prayers
 
This one’s about me (something different?), so please be patient.  I have been going through a time of extreme emotional and spiritual pain the past several months — a time of almost total and complete unanswered prayers, of roaming about in a spiritual desert.  I’d awake in the morning and offer God the day, praying for relief; by evening be angry and curse the impotence of an  indifferent god; and then sweat through a long, lonely, abandoned night.
 
Well, today, I thank God for those unanswered prayers.  No, they have not been answered.  That’s the point.  My wobbly, battered faith tells me that any fool can give thanks for entry through the unlocked door to the candy store.  I believe the Lord knows me, loves me, and has a plan for me … and, no, not a plan to pull off my wings and stick pins in me for sport.  So, I thank Him for what I know … without proof, just faith. 
 
My point:  In for a dime, in for a dollar.  If we believe this Jesus story, we must believe it — and in it — all the way, not just when we get what we want.  Today’s sorrow will be turned to joy.  Celebrate this day. — jri
 
“…your Father knows what you need
before you ask him.”
        –    Jesus Christ
               (Matthew 6:8)
 
Please keep me in your prayers.  This seems to be one big, hunking desert!  Amen!   
John Ingrisano
DailyConnections
204 Lakeview Drive
Algoma, WI 54201
(920) 559-3722
September 25, 2009

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