Sandy Zalecki
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The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. James 5:16
We know that an earthly father wouldn't give his son a snake instead of a fish, or a stone instead of bread. The now much better will our heavenly father treat us? Sometimes, though the bread that He give us seems like a stone and the fish like a snake.
Almost every year around Christmas my grandparents gave each of us a little gift. Usually it wasn't anything big, but it was usually something practical. I wished I could have had more, but my grandparents knew better than I did what I needed.
In another case, a lady was on her way to pick up her husband and young son. As she thought of the strained relationships in the family, her tears flowed. Finally she pulled over and prayed earnestly about the matter. Fifteen minutes later her phone rang. It was her son informing her that his dad had fallen off a scaffold and needed to have x-rays taken. The lady stopped again and thanked God for answering her prayer so soon. She later learned that her husband would be off his feet for twelve weeks, which turned out to be plenty of time to mend relationships.
Sometimes God grant our request when and how we want it. Other times He give us something better Still other times He gives something that helps us obtain our request. In any case, God gives us what is best to fulfill His plan for us.
We know that an earthly father wouldn't give his son a snake instead of a fish, or a stone instead of bread. The now much better will our heavenly father treat us? Sometimes, though the bread that He give us seems like a stone and the fish like a snake.
Almost every year around Christmas my grandparents gave each of us a little gift. Usually it wasn't anything big, but it was usually something practical. I wished I could have had more, but my grandparents knew better than I did what I needed.
In another case, a lady was on her way to pick up her husband and young son. As she thought of the strained relationships in the family, her tears flowed. Finally she pulled over and prayed earnestly about the matter. Fifteen minutes later her phone rang. It was her son informing her that his dad had fallen off a scaffold and needed to have x-rays taken. The lady stopped again and thanked God for answering her prayer so soon. She later learned that her husband would be off his feet for twelve weeks, which turned out to be plenty of time to mend relationships.
Sometimes God grant our request when and how we want it. Other times He give us something better Still other times He gives something that helps us obtain our request. In any case, God gives us what is best to fulfill His plan for us.
