He walked into the room where his loving wife of many years was laid for viewing and sorrowfully declared,
"I don't understand why I am still here. I have prayed with such expectation that we would go home together. Why am I still here?" Oh Dear Sir, I know that we do not always get the answers that we hope and pray for with such desperation that leaves us questioning our Great Creator. But do you not see? You were left here for this very moment. That all who are hearing you now will heed by your example. That we must pray with all of our heart. Our Soul. Our very being. To pray with
expectation. And even though we may not always see the results that we had prayed for, His Will we shall have. His Mercy is upon our grieving hearts. His Grace rains down upon our weary souls. His Comfort covers us as a deep cushiony blanket of Love. We are in the very palm of His hand.
My friends, I am going to challenge you as I. Pray with passion. Pray with such belief as never before. Hold fast to hope. Let it be the anchor for your soul. The 'Oxford English Dictionary' defines hope as
1. A feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen. 1.1 A person or thing that may help or save someone. 1.2 Grounds for believing that something good may happen. 2. A feeling of trust.
I do not know what tomorrow may bring. I do not know what may be around the next corner. But I do know that the Lord has been with me every single step through this walk of faith. This life that I have chosen to live. To believe in the God that created the Heavens and the Earth. The One whom I cannot see with my physical eyes. But know. Though I may not see the wind I certainly feel it upon my face. This is what it is to believe. To hope. To endure. To trust.
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,.. ~Hebrews 6:19
