Prayer

“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways    and my thoughts higher than your thoughts             Isaiah 55:8-9

In the past several days, due to the medical crisis I described in yesterday’s blog, we have been inundated with promises of prayer from dear friends and family. That is very reassuring and welcomed, and no doubt effective. Yet some aspects of intercessory prayer remain mystical to me.

For example, is it better to have 100 people praying rather than just a few? Does God count the number of prayers to determine his movement on the request? Can we, by our pleading, “change God’s mind” on things? These were just some of the rumblings in my head as people were praying for our family.

The answer is, I don’t know. I do believe that God wants our prayers as a connection to him. By interceding for one another, we are showing the love toward others that he wants from his people. In my opinion, prayer changes us, not necessarily the situation. God can do what he will. He is sovereign, and his ways are higher than mine, so who am I to question?

Prayer reminds us of who we are relative to the almighty God. Going to God in prayer is a reminder that we are a people of faith, and we live by faith, not by sight.  

Prayer: Yes, Lord, I trust that you want connection with us. What an amazing thing, Amen