A New Thought

Here I go thinking again...

I had an experience last week when I was praying for something that had already transpired, though I did not yet know the outcome. I stopped myself, asking, "What is the use? It is already over with. What is the point of praying about it now?"

I have done this many times. For instance, when I was in college, I would pray that I did well on a test after I had taken it. Sometimes it worked. On one particular test, I knew for sure that there were several questions that I hadn't a clue how to answer. On one question, I even made up a word that didn't exist, just so I would have something written down. I prayed about the test all day, and God somehow made the teacher get distracted during the grading or something, because I got an "A". I even got points for the word I made up!

So, back to last week. When I asked myself whether it mattered that I prayed after the event, I had a revelation: God is not constrained by time as we are. He is in the past, the present, and the future all at the same time. So, when I am praying about something that has already happened, God is there. He is also there in the past when the event happened, and he knows that I will pray about it in the "future". He is all-powerful and has the ability to affect change and answer my prayer before I ask it, because to Him, I have already asked it in the future, where is also resides. Pretty deep thought for a blonde, huh?

So, even though I still have many, many unanswered questions about prayer, I know that it doesn't make any difference when I pray, only that I pray. And as to my prayer? It was answered.

Finally back

Well, I have finally made it through the task I was dreading: I gave a presentation in front of live people, all adults mind you, and I lived through it. I don't know how the Holy Spirit made me say "yes" when I was asked to speak, as I am sure my mind told my mouth to say "No." So for the past few weeks I have been writing and practicing and changing my presentation daily, so I would have it just right when the time came.

I practiced it the day before, in front of a live audience consisting of my 2 dogs and my teenage daughter. The dogs ran off after they listened for a few minutes and realized that we were not going for a walk, and my daughter fell asleep within ten minutes (I was to give an hour-long presentation). So much for my self-esteem!

When the night finally came, I prayed like never before: God, this is obviously your presentation, as I would never have agreed to do this on my own, so please do the talking for me! And it worked!

I got through the presentation, even slowing eventually to a normal speaking rate, and I even answered questions at the end. To top it off, several of the attendees bought books from me (more, in fact, than I sold all month last month!)

So, once again, God came through for me, helping me to do the impossible, and blessing others along the way (as it truly was His message that I was delivering). Praise the Lord!