Trusting in Prayer

Trusting in Prayer:

I hope you are at least able to see the beautiful way God listens to us and allows us the privilege of conversing with Him. He could have been a God that didn’t want us to communicate with Him, and instead He says, “Jer. 33:3 'Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” Here is the link to the full story, if you would like to read it. http://natalielowe.blogspot.com/2008/11/call-and-he-will-answer.html God is so amazing!! One of the biggest struggles I believe we all have with prayer is, why? Why isn’t someone healed? Why do bad things happen to good people? I don’t know all the answers to this, but one thing I do know, “…… I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.” 2 Tim 1:12. I know that as humans we are going to go through good times and bad times. But when you put them on the scales of life and you weigh “going through it with God” or “going through it without God” there is no comparison. Better is One Day in His Courts than thousands elsewhere! You can go to your knees in confidence that 100% of your prayers will be answered if you can accept the fact that sometimes the answer will be “no.” Name me one person in the Bible who did great things for God who didn’t have heartache, illness, or persecution of some sort? If anyone deserved an answered prayer and a miracle it was John the Baptist, yet he was beheaded. Stephen was martyred, the apostles were persecuted. Our very own Savior cried out in the garden, ”Father if it is possible, take this cup from me. Yet not my will but yours.” God’s answer was no. He told Jesus no. Not because He didn’t love him, but because He knew the ending. He knew that if He answered Jesus’ prayer, the rest of the world would be lost. Another example of bad, horrible thing that happened to the perfect person. How can we expect Him to answer our prayers any differently than He answered his one and only Son? He knows the ending. He knows why things need to happen the way they do, and we have to trust that one day, one day, we will have the an understanding of the why’s. Until that day, as Job said, “Yet will I trust Him.” I pray you will keep calling on Him and trusting Him. For the answered prayers, and the unanswered ones. For the yes’s and the no’s. If Jesus wanted and needed to pray, how much more should we want and need it? Our alters should be full every Sunday, we should all (myself included) be at that alter every week when Pastor Randy gives us the opportunity. Why do we waste it? As believers, we should lead the way for those who might not step out unless we do. Even if we ourselves don’t have anything urgent to pray about, we then should have thanksgiving and praise to give. And prayers for others to offer. My dream and vision for our church, is to every week see our alters so full of people on their knees and on our faces, that we have to use the front pews as alters also. That we won’t care who sees us, we won’t care what others think, but our knees will be worn out for our people, our community, and world. OK, if you have really made it to the end of this rant……thanks for letting me spew!! I guess I have some of that preacher stuff still in me!! Haha! I love you all and I count it a privilege to serve alongside you and minister at our church. God bless you!

“To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than being alive without breathing.” Martin Luther

I Will Yet Trust You

The night is falling;
the tempest blows
My mind is swirling,
no one knows.
I can’t deny it,
I just don’t understand-
Why does it have to be this way?
I’m in such a strange land
I’m so lost and afraid
My hope is failing fast
But my trust in you Lord
Is one that will last!

I will yet trust You
I will yet trust you
I’m relying on your love
I’m taking a firm stand in your integrity
There’s no one like you Lord
I believe in your ability!
I will yet trust You.


Please don’t be silent.
Send me your wisdom
I desire to speak with you
About this earthly kingdom
I cry “it’s just not fair’
The bad guys are winning
We’re in such despair
My head won’t quit spinning.
Why all the pain?
Why the suffering and doubt?
There’s no one to turn to
I just want out. I just want out!

I will yet trust You
I will yet trust you
I’m relying on your love
I’m taking a firm stand in your integrity
There’s no one like you Lord
I believe in your ability
I will yet trust You.

I love the power of prayer...

I love that when our people have a need, they feel like they can come to our church and friends to pray; and believe that they WILL and ARE praying. I have seen it over an over again at GOW and with my many other friends. That the first thing we do in a crisis is call on our "forever family" to hit their knees. And we know, without a doubt, they will. I love that God must be smiling, knowing that we come to Him in unison together in crisis, in thanksgiving, in sorrow, hurt, in joy of a wedding or thanksgiving over a healing. He is our first and only choice of refuge and haven; and He allows us to come together in unison. Thank you friends for being that kind of friends! I can't tell you the peace it gives me!
Acts 1:14 They all joined together constantly in prayer
Acts 4:24 When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. "Sovereign Lord," they said, "you made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything in them.
Rev. 8:4 The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, went up before God from the angel's hand.

Thank you Lord, for giving us the privilege of prayer!
www.natalielowe.blogspot.com

Call and He will answer.

I was cleaning out my garage on Saturday and my aunt and uncle came over to get a few things. Now my uncle and I just have this bond. It's kind of unspoken, but it's there. I have been praying for him to have a personal relationship with Christ for years. So have many others in our family. Well, this past year, He came to Christ and has fully surrendered to make Him Lord of his life and it's so awesome! Anyway, Doug told me he had to tell me something. And it was just for me. A message He felt God wanted me to know. The message was, "You have fought the good fight, you have finished this race, now turn it over to me and leave it in my hands." When I heard those words, I just started crying. You see, he didn't know the significance, but I immediately did.

First of all, I had been praying for weeks, seeking God and hoping I had made the right decisions. Secondly, for it to come from my uncle made it even more special. To see God speaking to him and his humbleness about hearing from him was a touching moment. Thirdly, if you go to my blog on Oct. 28-"How to-in ministry"--you will see what I wrote on the last few lines and how personal God is to all of us! I wrote: "I don't know about you, but it is very important to me to faithfully discharge all the duties of the ministry Christ has given me. I want to be able to say, like Paul, I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept the faith. But will I be able to?" WOW. God read my blog. He knows my heart and He knew how important this was to me. So He gave the answer to my very special uncle, wrapped it up with love, and sent it to me in a very personal way.

I weep with joy because I want to faithfully discharge all the duties God gives me, and it's like He told me for this past season, I have and it's going to be ok. Turn it over to Him and let Him handle it.(I like to help God, and He's saying "I got this one Nat, let go!" And lastly, I truly believe I can now move on to the next call God has on my life, whatever that may be. It's so hard to let go when I've put so much heart and passion into this past season of ministry. But I am greatly looking forward to what God is going to do next. And I'm ready to start a new race. I've known all along that God hears me but for Him to take the time, in this mass universe of people, to send me a love note in this way, truly brings me to my face in awe and thanks. Thank you God.
Jer. 33:3 'Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know'
Isa. 65:24 Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear.
Isa. 30:21 Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it."