I wish I could make everything better. There’s so much hurt, so many problems, and so many people suffering in so many different ways. But I feel helpless when I hear about it. I wish I could fix it. I wish I could make people get along. I wish problems would leave and I wish peace would come.
But the problem with wishes is that they don't come true. Simply wishing accomplishes nothing. Wishing does nothing to bring feuding people back together. Wishing does nothing to heal an emotional wound. Wishing does not solve any problem, big or small.
Its always good to pray about things, but a lot of my prayers for these kinds of “wishes” can bring more feelings of helplessness. “God, what can I do about this?” …. Usually, there is nothing I can really do BUT pray. Just leave it in His hands.
But you know, our prayers aren’t like telephone messages that get lost on our Heavenly Father’s desk. He doesn’t have so much going on that our prayers flutter to the floor as he loads his desk up with more important things.
But the problem with wishes is that they don't come true. Simply wishing accomplishes nothing. Wishing does nothing to bring feuding people back together. Wishing does nothing to heal an emotional wound. Wishing does not solve any problem, big or small.
Its always good to pray about things, but a lot of my prayers for these kinds of “wishes” can bring more feelings of helplessness. “God, what can I do about this?” …. Usually, there is nothing I can really do BUT pray. Just leave it in His hands.
But you know, our prayers aren’t like telephone messages that get lost on our Heavenly Father’s desk. He doesn’t have so much going on that our prayers flutter to the floor as he loads his desk up with more important things.
He cares for me.
There’s so much I just have to keep handing over to Him simply because there’s nothing else that I can do. How many times have I thrown a wrench in His plan? I’ve been the one to take matters into my own hands when I should have just left it up to Him. To speak when I should remain silent. It is at those times that I am dependent on the grace of God to complete the work that He began.
But when do I speak? At what time is it the right thing for me to speak up and the wrong thing to stay silent? This is where prayer REALLY comes in handy, cause I am so sick of my mouth getting me in trouble! I’m tired of losing sleep over something that I said. I know that God wants to use my words to bring life! I can recognize different times that I have spoken up when I feel directed to and I felt such a relief in doing the right thing. I am learning to listen to the still small voice to help me along.
Isn’t it funny how we can pray from a place of defeat? Its like “oh well, nothing else is working. Guess I’ll just pray.” That’s pretty ridiculous. I guess its better than not praying at all (this may be the biggest problem of all, that people just don’t pray). As smart as we think we are, we have limited understanding. Even most of the Big Picture is unknown to us. The causes of circumstances, the effects of the result we wish for, even the effects of the result we haven’t even considered are all unknown. How can we think we have a solution? Any solution that would be any good at all would have to be revealed to us by Someone who sees the Big Picture in clarity. Why don’t we spend less time worrying and wishing and more time running after the One with the answers?
If you haven’t noticed, I’ve got a few things on my mind. Things that have little to do with me besides the fact that I really care. What can I do?
Wishing changes nothing. Prayer changes things. It either changes the circumstances, or it changes me. Win-win.
There’s so much I just have to keep handing over to Him simply because there’s nothing else that I can do. How many times have I thrown a wrench in His plan? I’ve been the one to take matters into my own hands when I should have just left it up to Him. To speak when I should remain silent. It is at those times that I am dependent on the grace of God to complete the work that He began.
But when do I speak? At what time is it the right thing for me to speak up and the wrong thing to stay silent? This is where prayer REALLY comes in handy, cause I am so sick of my mouth getting me in trouble! I’m tired of losing sleep over something that I said. I know that God wants to use my words to bring life! I can recognize different times that I have spoken up when I feel directed to and I felt such a relief in doing the right thing. I am learning to listen to the still small voice to help me along.
Isn’t it funny how we can pray from a place of defeat? Its like “oh well, nothing else is working. Guess I’ll just pray.” That’s pretty ridiculous. I guess its better than not praying at all (this may be the biggest problem of all, that people just don’t pray). As smart as we think we are, we have limited understanding. Even most of the Big Picture is unknown to us. The causes of circumstances, the effects of the result we wish for, even the effects of the result we haven’t even considered are all unknown. How can we think we have a solution? Any solution that would be any good at all would have to be revealed to us by Someone who sees the Big Picture in clarity. Why don’t we spend less time worrying and wishing and more time running after the One with the answers?
If you haven’t noticed, I’ve got a few things on my mind. Things that have little to do with me besides the fact that I really care. What can I do?
Wishing changes nothing. Prayer changes things. It either changes the circumstances, or it changes me. Win-win.