So I prayed to
the God of heaven.
Nehemiah 2. 4
Caught in a difficult situation,
Nehemiah's first response
not his last resort,
was to pray.
This was not his first rodeo,
nor his last.
Praying was Nehemiah's pattern
of approaching problems
and His practice in responding.
When the trouble arose,
Nehemiah knew exactly
what to do.
He prayed.
He knew that God does
not just show up.
God is already there,
ready and waiting.
God shows us
not just the first step,
but how to navigate
all the way through,
one step and then another.
And the first measure is praying,
in which
God changes our hearts
and sustains us for the next.
Not just when we pray,
but while we pray,
something always happens.
O LORD,
We come before You
with our difficulties,
emergencies,
rocky roads, and ambushes,
but also with our joys and grateful hearts.
Thank You that You intercede,
You intervene,
You make possible
the impossible,
You give us Your strength
to see not just an outcome,
but to see us through
this journey.
Bind our blisters.
Heal our hearts.
Show us that there is
not hope in circumstances,
but our hope is in You.
You see. You hear.
You, Almighty One,
act.
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