Trust In Prayer — A man sat in his luxurious hotel room and dialed room service. He marveled that at the other end of the line was an individual waiting to respond to his every need. All he had to do was ask.
Many believe that prayer is supposed to work the same way. For them, God is at the receiving end and is expected to grant every request.
“And why shouldn’t it be?” they might ask. “Doesn’t God want me to get this new job? Doesn’t God want my marriage to work? Doesn’t God want my surgery to be successful?”
After all don’t we read in the Scriptures, “Ask and you shall receive?”
The answer is yes. God always wants what is best for us and every prayer is answered. But, not every prayer is answered as we expect it to be. In order to be able to accept God’s answers to our prayers, especially the unanticipated answers, we need to exercise patience, trust and openness to God’s will and His wisdom.
We see Saint Peter exercise this blind trust on the Sea of Galilee.
The disciples’ boat was being storm tossed and Jesus came walking on the water towards them. Then He issued a most unexpected command to Peter.
“Come,” Jesus said and Peter actually began walking on water towards Him.
It was only when Peter took his eyes away from Jesus and focused again on the perilous storm around him that he began to sink.
The same is true for us. When we trust God, He will lead us to safety. When we take our eyes away from Him, we become overwhelmed by the storms of life.
Courtesy of Holy Myrrh-Bearers Church of Swarthmore.
“God is not a celestial butler.” – Dennis Prager.
“God answers all prayers, but sometimes the answer is ‘No’.” – Anonymous. (Had a fundamentalist start an argument with me over that one.)