This morning, I was driving to school and praying the whole way. I prayed for my family, my church, my friends, and I prayed for mine and Ricky's relationship. I prayed for our relationships with the Lord, first and foremost. Then I prayed for our relationship with each other. I want the Lord to be the focus of our lives individually as well as our relationship together. We used to pray together every night before we went to bed and text each other scripture, but we have gotten out of the habit of doing that by accident. So I was praying that the Lord would give Ricky and I a passion for Him and a longing to seek after Him in our own lives and in our relationship.
So I never mentioned this to Ricky or anything, but later today I got a text from Ricky while I was in the drive-thru at Burger King. The text was him explaining how he thinks we need to fix our relationships with the Lord and each other. I was completely in awe. I sat in the Burger King drive-thru crying like an idiot, because of how amazed I was that the Lord moved so quickly.
God loves us and He wants to answer our prayers. If our prayers line up with His will, then He will answer them happily. It was so amazing and encouraging and exactly what I needed today to see how faithful, loving, merciful, and amazing my God is.
Even in my joy, I was convicted of how small my faith in the Lord really is. I should have prayed expecting Him to answer my prayers. I shouldn't have been surprised by how quickly and perfectly God answered my prayers, because I should have trusted Him in the first place and known that He is faithful.
I am so thankful for a God who loves me and wants the best for me. I am so thankful for a faithful God who knows my heart. I am also thankful for a wonderful boyfriend who is seeking after the Lord. I cannot wait to see how the Lord transforms and uses me and Ricky separately and together.
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