This Woman Prayed~

TGIF Greetings:)

 

This morning I was ready to park when a vulture swept right in and scooped up the space. I momentarily lost my mind then came back to my senses because of each of you. How can I possibly sit here and write the DEVO if I have been rude? So thank you for keeping me in line:)

 

What does our journey look like when Jesus travels alongside?

 

Our protagonist from this week's DEVOs will testify that although it's not always obvious, it is true nonetheless. That looking back provides plenty of evidence of His guidance and comfort, and now that a year has passed she has finally settled into a peaceful season of life.

 

Long story short: Marriage was in deep trouble, every one's future was a frightful unknown, but just last week something private took place that was as an act of even a stronger devotion than before.

 

Talk about everything working out better than expected!

 

What is the number one exercise we should all be doing on our own journeys? What guarantees that Jesus is with us?

 

Group shout: PRAYER!

 

Every single day this woman prayed. She prayed in the morning, in the car, at home, at night in bed...She asked for prayer as well. She found a couple of like-minded buddies to come alongside her and trust God for the future of her family. Time after time she made sure every one was on the same page because someone praying for reconciliation and someone praying for a divorce will stop the hand of God.

 

Matthew 18:19 "When two of you get together on anything at all on earth and make a prayer of it, My Father in heaven goes into action. And when two or three of you are together because of Me, you can be sure that I’ll be there.”

 

Would any one have blamed her if she would have chosen to go her separate way? Would any one have said she wasn't entitled? That she didn't have the right to divorce someone who was unfaithful? No~

 

But sometimes taking the higher road, being willing to do the hard, heart-wrenching work of rebuilding, leads to something that was even better than before. There's enough destruction in this world already. I say REBUILD. Let's all take a step of faith and REBUILD! Whether it's our own marriage, a strained relationship with a friend, sibling, in-law, or child, let's fix it.

 

For me, the most profound and blessed moment came when this precious young woman said to me the other day, "If I would have ended my relationship there is a great likelihood that my spouse would not even be alive right now."

 

I will not share certain details, but when she said that, I immediately thought that perhaps, rather than seeing forgiveness as some sort of undeserved gesture she extended to the person who hurt her, it was a gift she gave herself--a gift that she will continue to unwrap as time goes on and the kids get older and dad is there every step of the way holding her hand and theirs...

 

PRAYER:

Dear Lord, There are more than three of us praying right now, so thank You that You are here with us. Thank You that You go into action when we pray. Do Your thing and we will do ours, which is pray. In Jesus' name, AMEN~