The Power of Prayer

I wholeheartedly believe in the power of prayer. I believe in a higher being who is all-knowing, everywhere at all times, and who was, is, and is to come. I believe that when I pray Jesus hears my prayers and intercedes on my behalf to God the Father.

This morning I completed my daily Bible reading and journaling. I prayed for the people on my prayer list and thanked God for the blessings, the healings, and the other ways he had shown himself faithful.

After my workout and breakfast, I took a shower, and for some reason I began to praise God for very simple, everyday things...hot water, soap, my job, my school, our principal. 

I don't remember having a conscious thought that "I should praise God right now". I felt or sensed that I should...so, I did.

This evening just before I started this post, my daughter called to inquire about something I had been praying about concerning her (she was not aware that I had been praying) - a situation that required waiting for someone else to make a decision on our behalf or not - accepted or denied.

I explained the facts of the matter to her as I understood them to be regarding the situation. Neither of us were happy with the facts of the matter. It seemed that we would need to continue to wait.

A short time later, my daughter, upon doing further research, sent photo evidence that completely contradicted the facts as we understood them. It seems a decision had been made - in our favor.

What I had been praying for...what I had asked my Connect Group from church to pray for...God had worked the matter out.

I wholeheartedly believe in the power of prayer.