“The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and His ears are attentive to their prayer.” 1 Peter 3:12
Checkmate
I’m always grateful when there is an answer to prayer—and I like to share it in giving thanks to the Lord for what He’s done. I am still working through the legal process having to do with Floyd’s passing. We had come to a stubborn roadblock, and hadn’t been able to move forward for about three months. Just recently there was a breakthrough! The problem was solved, and the process is moving forward. I can’t tell you how thankful I am! God came through in helping us find a way. How faithful He is.
I’m attaching below a 3-minute video clip called “Checkmate.” I think it’s been around for awhile, so you may have already seen it. I only recently came across it. It has ministered to my heart and given me fresh faith. Sometimes things in our lives seem hopeless, but “the King has one more move.” God is at work in ways we can’t see. He is setting things up to do the impossible, to answer our prayers. He is listening to every cry of our hearts. He hears every prayer we utter. He wants to lift every burden we bear. He longs to meet our needs. He is faithful!
In the background in this video clip is a message on the screen that says “Never confuse God’s silence as inactivity!” I love that. Sometimes we pray and all we hear is silence. But that doesn’t mean that God isn’t at work. “In the kingdom of God nothing just ‘happens.’” God is always actively working behind the scenes to help us, meet us, and answer prayer.
Sometimes when we’re in the midst of something, we don’t even see what God is doing. We’re so focused on the situation that we can lose perspective. It’s only later that we look back and see, “Oh yeah, God was working there.” I had that happen a number of times on our unexpected journey.
I have new prayer requests I’m lifting to the Lord. Some of them seem pretty huge, pretty impossible, but I remind myself that “the King has one more move.” He’s still at work. He’s not finished. Thank you, Lord!
I remind myself daily that I need to keep faith and hope alive in my heart. I am not alone. I serve a God of the impossible. And I must be careful to not give up too quickly! It’s the Almighty God, the King of the universe that I am bringing my requests to. He is able, and He is faithful!
Lord, You always have one more move, even when we think all hope is lost and there is nothing but bad news ahead. Help us to keep hope alive in our hearts while You work! Amen.
Please click here to watch: Checkmate.*
Thank you, Sally, for putting into words one of the MAJOR things I need to work on! Silence doesn’t mean I/we are being ignored. God has us covered.. with the path forward! Thanking him for the answer (whether it’s what we are thinking or not) is always a good thing!