Thank You For Your Help...

Tuesday greetings J

This past Friday one of my favorite people in the world got into some serious trouble.

My four-year-old nephew, Danny, decided he would hide from his grandmother, my mother-in-law, who was babysitting him at the time.  When she called and he didn’t answer, she automatically went to the pool.  Part of her knew he couldn’t open the kid-proof latch on top of the door, but then part of her wanted to make sure anyway.

When she realized he wasn’t there, she started looking inside the house, all while shouting out his name.  (I can so picture him with a mischievous grin knowing he is causing a panic.)  She looked everywhere and nothing.  By this time a knock came at the door; it was two young friendly Mormons.  No time for proselytizing, however.  My mother-in-law quickly enlisted their help, and they took off down the street to check out the lake.  A couple of neighbors also showed up to help, and Danny’s mom was called.  She lives super close by, so she got there in less than a minute, stood in the middle of the family room, and yelled, “Danny, come out now!”

He appeared from behind a speaker next to the TV, a speaker that was big enough to completely hide him.  No need to call 911!  

The whole thing lasted less than five minutes, and Danny had a closed-door meeting with his mom, the details of which are still unknown.

My mother-in-law, relieved but exhausted, managed to tell the Mormons, “I will stick with my beliefs, but thank you for your help.”

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP…

Sometimes we need help, and that’s a good thing.

Matthew 18:19-20 “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.”

This doesn’t mean Jesus isn’t there when we pray alone.  It means that something significant enough happens when we pray together that it’s worth dedicating a Bible passage to it.

What do you need to make a prayer of?  Find a friend, a spouse, a relative, a neighbor, a co-worker, a child, find someone, anyone, who will get together with you, and approach God knowing He will go into action for you.  This could be the key to the breakthrough you have been waiting for.

There will be some matters which we need to pray about together – which we will need to call in for back-up and reinforcements.  Imagine if my mother-in-law had not enlisted any help?

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Your promise is clear: When we go to you with a partner, You will go into action for us!  AMEN! Help us find a partner, and remind us that we need to be available to pray with others.  In Jesus’ name, AMEN!