Pray Like You Mean It

 

And You divided the sea

                 before them,

so that they walked 

through the midst of the sea

           on dry land.

              Nehemiah 9. 11

The parting of the Red Sea

was not just a random historic event,

but that which still guides us

  in our own impossible situations.

God gives us hope

when our backs are 

             against the wall

and there appears no way out.

Hope in the Bible is not

               wishful thinking,

but that on which we can

          stake our lives.

God promises no matter what

          He is still with us.

"I am with you. 

           Trust Me in this."

Pray like you mean it,

listen to His voice,

follow Him one step

and then the next

       will be revealed.

O LORD,

We all face deep waters

  when we can't touch bottom.

But You don't just show up.

    You show us

               the way through

       or how to swim.

Help us to seek You in this

   and hold tight to You.

Reveal to us how to pray

       about our circumstances.

Empower us 

        not just to get through

              the deep stuff,

but to leave a witness there.