Prov. 3:5
TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART,
ON YOUR OWN INTELLIGENCE RELY NOT;
Prov. 3:5
Today I prayed only on this verse. I want us to understand God, to know God allows us to trust Him. I prayed with all of my heart that God would allow us to know Him.
When we were little I remember that my little sister one day decided she wanted a pet. It was not a dog- she wanted an elephant.
But she insisted as if it were a dog. I remember we all tried to make her understand why an elephant would not be a good idea. She just couldn't grasp the idea. We lived in an apartment that did not allow people to have pets. So my we asked her "where would you put it?" She looked at us as if we were totally dumb and proudly announced "I will hide it under my bed!"
I am sure you are laughing...silly girl, it is impossible to put the elephant in your room, much less hide it under your bed.
Well, I bet you anything there is a lot of laughter in heaven. When prayer requests are read aloud before God...I am sure everybody just cracks up!! "She asked for what???"
So I prayed:
"Lord, I am glad you and all the heavenly creatures get a good laugh as you hear our prayers. I smile at the thought...it really is quiet all right. But God please allow us to see more, to see what you see. My little sister just could not understand even simple things as how much it would cost to feed the elephant. It would be very good if we could strech out our mind and be able to grasp the logic in the things- your logic.
And Lord, as I meditate on this...well I get to understand that there will always be a certain limitation to how much we understand, simply because we are not YOU. We are not God, I ponder on this very truth, the inevitable times when my solutions will sound to you like "I will hide the elephant under my bed", the inevitable times when no matter how much I seek understandig...well, I really won't comprehend-because You are God and I am not...Father for such times could you open our understanding to THAT one fact: GOD is GOD, I am not- I can trust Him with all of my heart.
But Father, may this not be used as an excuse as not to seek understanding. We are tired of being fools, and of riping the harvest of fools:destruction.
Nope. We don't want that anymore. We want to seek you until you explain and make things clear to us. And in the midst of understanding circumstances we want to get to know you more and more...For this is our true delight and in this we will find peace.
Open our understanding so we may see things the way you see them. Father, when I had to leave my children behind..it was such a hard time, but I understood the cross in such a deeper way...that prayer in John in which Jesus prays "Father, may none of these be lost"...wow, it took a totally deep dimension...I understood, really understood how Jesus prayed for me that day...because I pray the same way for my children every day.
Father, when that person was so rude to me despite my love for her, and I asked you how I could reach her heart, I was so surprised that you pointed our that Bible verse where the young rich man turns away and leaves because of what Jesus had asked. Jesus loved him, it clearly states...but he let him go. And through this you taught me what a mantle of dignity it is to respect people's will, even if that means they will turn and leave me alone.
Father, this is life. To know you better as we take each step. Father, I cannot open eyes- I am not God. Please, touch our eyes so we may see and understand the lessons that you want to speak to us. Each life a different story, You want to reveal to each something different, so when we share it will become a colorful and bright picture...let us understand even this. Different lives, different revelations and should we put them together we will get a better picture of WHO you really are.
and Father, please teach us to relax in all of this. Teach us to trust You, for even in this we fail and succeed not.
Thanks Lord, for painting different lives with different colors...it sure makes the world much more fun.
One last thing, Lord.
I agree with you, it is true we need wisdom and council. You know I have a winnie-the-pooh type of brain...so yes, I agree I am a fool, I need you lots and lots ...and lots.
This I pray in Jesus name, amen."
ON YOUR OWN INTELLIGENCE RELY NOT;
Prov. 3:5
Today I prayed only on this verse. I want us to understand God, to know God allows us to trust Him. I prayed with all of my heart that God would allow us to know Him.
When we were little I remember that my little sister one day decided she wanted a pet. It was not a dog- she wanted an elephant.
But she insisted as if it were a dog. I remember we all tried to make her understand why an elephant would not be a good idea. She just couldn't grasp the idea. We lived in an apartment that did not allow people to have pets. So my we asked her "where would you put it?" She looked at us as if we were totally dumb and proudly announced "I will hide it under my bed!"
I am sure you are laughing...silly girl, it is impossible to put the elephant in your room, much less hide it under your bed.
Well, I bet you anything there is a lot of laughter in heaven. When prayer requests are read aloud before God...I am sure everybody just cracks up!! "She asked for what???"
So I prayed:
"Lord, I am glad you and all the heavenly creatures get a good laugh as you hear our prayers. I smile at the thought...it really is quiet all right. But God please allow us to see more, to see what you see. My little sister just could not understand even simple things as how much it would cost to feed the elephant. It would be very good if we could strech out our mind and be able to grasp the logic in the things- your logic.
And Lord, as I meditate on this...well I get to understand that there will always be a certain limitation to how much we understand, simply because we are not YOU. We are not God, I ponder on this very truth, the inevitable times when my solutions will sound to you like "I will hide the elephant under my bed", the inevitable times when no matter how much I seek understandig...well, I really won't comprehend-because You are God and I am not...Father for such times could you open our understanding to THAT one fact: GOD is GOD, I am not- I can trust Him with all of my heart.
But Father, may this not be used as an excuse as not to seek understanding. We are tired of being fools, and of riping the harvest of fools:destruction.
Nope. We don't want that anymore. We want to seek you until you explain and make things clear to us. And in the midst of understanding circumstances we want to get to know you more and more...For this is our true delight and in this we will find peace.
Open our understanding so we may see things the way you see them. Father, when I had to leave my children behind..it was such a hard time, but I understood the cross in such a deeper way...that prayer in John in which Jesus prays "Father, may none of these be lost"...wow, it took a totally deep dimension...I understood, really understood how Jesus prayed for me that day...because I pray the same way for my children every day.
Father, when that person was so rude to me despite my love for her, and I asked you how I could reach her heart, I was so surprised that you pointed our that Bible verse where the young rich man turns away and leaves because of what Jesus had asked. Jesus loved him, it clearly states...but he let him go. And through this you taught me what a mantle of dignity it is to respect people's will, even if that means they will turn and leave me alone.
Father, this is life. To know you better as we take each step. Father, I cannot open eyes- I am not God. Please, touch our eyes so we may see and understand the lessons that you want to speak to us. Each life a different story, You want to reveal to each something different, so when we share it will become a colorful and bright picture...let us understand even this. Different lives, different revelations and should we put them together we will get a better picture of WHO you really are.
and Father, please teach us to relax in all of this. Teach us to trust You, for even in this we fail and succeed not.
Thanks Lord, for painting different lives with different colors...it sure makes the world much more fun.
One last thing, Lord.
I agree with you, it is true we need wisdom and council. You know I have a winnie-the-pooh type of brain...so yes, I agree I am a fool, I need you lots and lots ...and lots.
This I pray in Jesus name, amen."
posted by thisfool @ 3:29 PM
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