Instantaneous

God’s time schedule in regard to answering our prayers can either happen in a matter of seconds, or take years to come to His resolution. On a Sunday morning, Allena lay sleeping as her body dealt with strep throat (that was diagnosed on the prior Thursday at CVS Minute Clinic). Bobbi and I left at 9:40am for our 10am service at Eastside Community Church in Gahanna, OH (see Exhausted).

Our church does something in connection with the worship music that I simply love. We have church members that stand in the back of the gym to pray with anyone who has a need they wish to lift up to God the Father. This morning Bobbi and I felt the necessity to pray for our daughter, Allena. We decided to make a connection with our friend, Sheri.

Sheri started to pray as she mentioned our needs to the Almighty. It went something like this. “Heavenly Father, heal Allena physically, and heal her sore throat. In regards to what you want her to do for a college major, please give her wisdom as she makes this important decision. Thank you for what you will do. Amen.”

At the same time this prayer was being uttered by Sheri (around 10:30AM), things were happening in Allena’s bedroom. With the round of antibiotics she was on, our daughter woke up noticing that she could finally swallow normally. Her strep throat and the discomfort of that illness were gone. Praise God.

The other thing that was happening is that in the shower Allena and God were having a rather heated (and wet) talk (in her head) about the major she was going to pursue in college (for her permanent vocation). Every time the Heavenly Father uttered something like, “Allena, you are going to be an ultrasound technician.” The reply of my stubborn daughter (dad quality) simply went something like this, “No, I’m not.” 

This heavenly discussion went on for awhile until Allena gave in. She discovered in the end God always wins. Allena has already made arrangements to start a new major at a new college.

You never know, but someone may be praying for you as you read this post. How far does the Almighty need to go to get your attention? See post Hide and Seek. If God wants you, He won’t give up until he has you. That’s fact. Make it easy on yourself, and give in. You know it’s the right thing to do. Get the peace you’ve been longing for.