Have you ever prayed and it seemed like the answer wasn’t ever going to come? Have you ever wondered if God was really listening to you? Have you ever counted the days and nights after the fact? Well, if you have you are not alone. I can say that I have been where you are. As a matter of fact, I am right there right now. I know it takes time to wait for God to answer our prayers. We want answers right then when we pray, but it doesn’t work like that. God has His own way and time how He does things. Things will never be done when we want them to be done. When God does something, He is always on time, He’s never late. Our problem is this: We don’t know how to be patient. Patience is a virtue that we all need to learn how to be. We can’t rush God no matter what the circumstances may look like at the time. Things are not always what they seem to be. We may see things one way, but God sees them another way. He can take a bad situation and turn it around for good. That is something we need to remember.
Waiting is hard. It’s never easy when you have been waiting for an answer for a long time. I can truly say that He hears all of our prayers. He hears our every thought. He knows everything that we need before we even ask. It is important to thank God for everything. So, when you feel like God isn’t listening, He is. Sometimes when He is silent, He is just giving us a little more time to pray, a little more time to grow our faith and trust in Him.
Life becomes hard sometimes. We never know what’s going to happen from one day to the next. There is so much going on in the world right now, that I often wonder if things will ever be normal. We are still going through COVID-19 and all of its counterparts. There are vaccines, but people are still getting sick with it. I hope that one day there will be a cure for it so we will not have to get vaccinated every time a vaccine comes out. I know they are doing all that they can to keep us protected, but I can’t say that it is 100% accurate whether it will or not. It is going to take lots of faith to stay strong through all of this. This is why it is important to stay prayed up and follow all of the rules that have been set for us by the CDC (Centers For Disease Control). I think in some cases it is still alright to wear a mask, but it is the choice of the person whether they want to still wear it or not. All that I can say is that God is in control of everything, and as I once said before, it is going to take a lot of prayer, faith, and trust in God to make it through these hard dark times. God knows how I feel about all of this, and He knows how you feel about it too. Maybe this is something that will only last for many seasons and then will disappear as if it was never here. I hope to one day get to tell my grandson about all of this. I hope that when he is older this will no longer be an issue.
Well, I pray that everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in 2024.
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