Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. Matthew 7:6-8 (NIV)
Have you ever had the feeling there is something critical to your very being right in front of you, just out of reach?
In
my lifetime I have prayed for anyone I knew or knew of in need. Maybe
the acknowledgment of my life being blessed, in more ways than not, kept
me from praying for myself.
In a colleague’s office two years ago I notice the book, The Me I Want to Be,
which leads me to join a small group, where study of the book would
begin in two weeks. EPIC events begin to take place in my life.
Late
one evening after returning from my third trip in four months to
Louisiana, I sit at my laptop in the dining room. Weary, I wonder why
answers elude me. “I’m just not getting it. Dear God, PLEASE … write me a
note.”
Reaching
to power off my computer, a strong urge compels me to the website of
the cemetery where Papa is buried. “Why?” I ask, following the lead.
For the first time since my thankful entry several years ago, there is a
post. It reads, “You are still remembered!!” My heart leaps. It was
posted two days before what would be Papa’s 70th birthday—except—it’s not for Papa—it’s for me. This contact is my “note,” the first of several.
Heavenly
Father, your presence in our lives is as important as our every breath.
In times of distress we ask to be wrapped in your safe and loving arms.
Thank you for your faithfulness which is within reach, a prayer away.
Amen.
© 2013 Atalie Shackelford
3 comments:
Nice first post. God does want so much to show us His love. We just have to open our eyes and ears.
Beautiful job, Atalie. It made me think of my mother who will be gone two years on the 21st of October. God speaks to us in many ways, if we are atuned to Him through the Holy Spirit. As the saying goes, "Listen for that still, small voice." God bless you, sister in Christ. E. Bonnie
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