As a believer in Jesus Christ as my Savior and that He is omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent, I really do not believe in chance or coincidence. However, I DO believe in Divine appointments and that they are under the total control of the Lord. In light of my personal belief, I'd like to share one such Divine appointment with you that have happened in recent days. I pray that it will in some way give you a glimpse of the great God that I serve and how HE is in total control...every day, in every way and in everything. No matter what is going on in your life, however big or small, I am convinced that our God wants to be a part of it.
A Mother's Prayer
As I was driving home a couple of weeks ago from seeing my brother and his family, I stopped for some lunch and decided to catch up on a few emails. As I sifted through the emails on my Blackberry, I came across an email that appeared to be from someone that I didn't know. As I began to read the email, it became apparent that it was from someone who had read this blog. Before I give it away, I'll let you read the letter first. To protect her anonymity, I'll refer to her as "Faith".
I stumbled across your blog today while searching for something completely different. I now know that I didn't just stumble but the Lord led me right to you. Thank you for your inspirational blogging. It's exactly what I needed today. I am struggling with a 19 year old daughter whom we just found out has been doing drugs. Never in our wildest dreams would we have thought drugs would touch our lives, but they have. I ask that you pray for her of course. But I also ask that you pray for me as I am greatly wounded as a mother of this precious one. I need to remember every moment to look up towards heaven for peace, comfort and covering for our family. I have not been doing that for a few years I confess.
Thank again
Faith
I wept as I read it. My heart just broke for this Mom who was now faced with the reality that her precious child was now involved in the destructive world of drugs. The first thought that popped into my mind was just prayer. I just stopped and prayed for Faith and for her daughter. I prayed that the Lord would first comfort Faith, but also that He would intervene in the path of her daughter by way of a Divine appointment. I prayed that He would put someone or something in her daughter's path that would get her attention and turn her to the Lord. I prayed that her daughter would come to know (if she doesn't already) a saving relationship with Jesus Christ and that He would save her from this life of drugs and restore her to her family.
Since I was in need of getting back on the road, I chose to email back to Faith after I got home. Along with a return letter, some of the scriptures that the Lord put on my heart to share with Faith were these:
Please keep Faith and her daughter (and family) in your prayers. It took so much boldness on her part to ask for prayer for such a painful thing in her life. I know that she will covet your prayers.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-17
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
Philippians 4:6-9
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and ifthere is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. 9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.
And thank you to Faith for having the boldness to make her requests known and I pray that the peace of Christ will guard her heart and mind through Christ Jesus.
