Answered Prayer...

God has always answered my prayers.  He doesn't always answer them like I think they will be answered and not always in the time frame that I expect, but he is faithful.  There are so many answered prayer times, but one of the first "bigger" ones that I still can remember in my older age is when I was in high school.

Let me first share with you my testimony:

MY  TESTIMONY

 

SEVEN.  The number 7 reminds me of half a cross.  Seven is the age I was when I asked Jesus into my life, to be my Savior.  Only thing was, all said and done, I only gave him part of me.  I didn’t realize it at the time.  I knew I wanted to go to heaven when I died and I wanted to be forgiven of all my wrongs.  I was sincere in my decision and I followed it with my baptism.  Life was good, but as I got older I felt I was not playing fair with God.

God showed me that he wanted more from my life.  Between my junior and senior years in high school our church youth choir went on tour to the Northwest.  One evening during a performance God showed me that my age 7 decision needed to be an age 16 commitment to make the cross t complete.  He showed me his ministry of servant-hood.  Each day I am in awe at the opportunities for growth.  Growth for me as well as others that he places in my life as I am sensitive to the nudgings of the Holy Spirit. 

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So, I was 16 and had never dated anyone.  I'm not sure why.  I think now it was God's protection, but at the time I felt like many young girls...not pretty enough. 

It was one evening and my parents were still at work when I walked into the living room from my bedroom and sat in my father's chair, my earthly dad's.  I sat there curled up in the chair and prayed to God.  I know I started by saying that I had red hair and I wasn't that pretty, I was shorter than most, and I was different.  It was at this point that God told me that he created me.  He knew me and that I was worthy through him.

I went on to ask him to show me who he had picked out to love me and me to love.  I remember being very specific with him about what I was looking for.  I wanted this guy to be a believer like me.  I laugh now because I vividly remember telling God I wanted him to be an athlete.  I wanted him to be not be too tall.  I thought he might not live in Plainview, I had this feeling. I wanted him to be nice.  I wanted to find the one he designed for me.

Not too long after this I met my future husband.  I knew he was an answer to prayer.  Down to the request of him being an athlete ;o)!  God is good and he does listen and answer our prayers.  He did for this insecure teenage girl then and he does for this insecure old lady now!  LOL

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Fresh Find:  Look at this so cute tea/coffee set for Valentine's Day (or it comes in other colors not so Valentinish) :O)

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makes a little heart ;o)

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