Answered Prayer #2

Isaiah 24:1-6 describes the devastating times of the tribulation. The BSF questions ask: "How do you know this is certain?" I don't know it's certain. I don't know anything for certain. That's why I'm working to renew my mind each day, reading Scripture and praying. I'm trying to carry on a conversation with God, asking for things that are within His will, and then expecting them to be given to me. In this way, I am working on being certain.

Answered prayer number two came yesterday. Lee met with the financial advisor, and really liked him. He said he was a "cool guy, totally legit" and not an annoying Christian, either. Lee is on board with this guy's budgeting plan and wants to hire him to be our family CFO. This is wonderful. It could have gone south so easily. The guy could have been a nerd or a jerk. Lee could have had a bad feeling about him. But the opposite happened. Lee liked him. Answered prayer.

Lord, You know that I am skeptical about what exactly an answered prayer is. I prayed for Lee's meeting with the financial advisor to be a positive experience, and it was. I am grateful for that. Now I pray that Lee will follow through, sign up with this guy, meet with him again. I pray that Lee will open a local bank account. And I pray especially for us when we sit down and work out the nitty gritty stuff of the budget. I feel much more secure knowing that Lee is hiring a CFO!


Lord, Lily is on my heart. I pray for her to grow in confidence and kindness. I pray that she will know Your love for her. I pray that I will make the right decision about when to send her to kindergarten. I pray that she will learn the social skills that put people at ease and attract friends. I pray these things, just as I've prayed for them for Isabel.


Lord, Lee. Thank you for easing the tension between us. It's been a good week. I don't like getting less sleep, but it's not that much less, and I love it when he's back to his old self--gentle and kind. I pray for You to intervene in his sleep issues, whether that means healing them naturally or securing the right medicine. I pray for this expectantly.


I pray for Sara to have an experience with Jesus by February 5, and I pray that You will show me an opportunity to write a book that glorifies You by September 2011. 


Amen