sokin's devotional 73 - persistence
In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, 'Give me justice against my adversary.' For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, 'Though I neither fear God nor respect man, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming. And the Lord said, "Hear what the unrighteous judge says. And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"
Luke 18:2-8
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Is there anything that you have prayed for and God didn't answer yet?
Keep praying.
I thought about my mom the other day and was in awe of how a seemingly healthy woman in her late 50s seemed perfectly fine in 2010, and within a 3 year span went be with the Lord.
Through the past 3 years, persistent prayer was something I didn't necessarily delight in always, but struggled in.
Yet, in the moments of despair and hopelessness, persistent prayer was all that kept me going. Knowing that God was not one that simply refused to listen, gave me hope in continuing to come to him, bringing all my fears, desires, and pain.
Be mindful and discerning though. Perhaps, God did answer you, just not in the way you were anticipating.
Remember that God is a good Father, willing to give good things to His children because they are sons of Him.
Although God didnt answer my request for my mom to be healed on earth, I ultimately know that she is with God, eternally being satisfied, and one day, I will get to see her again.
Did God answer my prayer? Not in the way I wanted, perhaps.
But He never stopped listening.
Luke 18:2-8
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Is there anything that you have prayed for and God didn't answer yet?
Keep praying.
I thought about my mom the other day and was in awe of how a seemingly healthy woman in her late 50s seemed perfectly fine in 2010, and within a 3 year span went be with the Lord.
Through the past 3 years, persistent prayer was something I didn't necessarily delight in always, but struggled in.
Yet, in the moments of despair and hopelessness, persistent prayer was all that kept me going. Knowing that God was not one that simply refused to listen, gave me hope in continuing to come to him, bringing all my fears, desires, and pain.
Be mindful and discerning though. Perhaps, God did answer you, just not in the way you were anticipating.
Remember that God is a good Father, willing to give good things to His children because they are sons of Him.
Although God didnt answer my request for my mom to be healed on earth, I ultimately know that she is with God, eternally being satisfied, and one day, I will get to see her again.
Did God answer my prayer? Not in the way I wanted, perhaps.
But He never stopped listening.
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