The Almighty Does Great Things For Me
I‘m a cynic and when I hear stories about “miracles” that involve somebody with an awful life getting a small bit of something they need, I tend to think, “Hmmm, seems like if God really cared, that person wouldn’t have cystic fibrosis in the first place. Good job, God! You gave a dying girl a puppy! Don’t do ME any favors.”
Yes, it is just as bad as it sounds.
But, the good news is that God wants to woo me, and he’s figured out how. All of a sudden, out of nowhere, he’s given me a grateful heart. I asked him for one, rather halfheartedly, knowing that I’m often irritated by people with thankful hearts for seeming so out of touch with the ratio of good to bad in their lives. But I risked it, and asked for a thankful heart.
Well, God answered that prayer, and suddenly I can see how he has answered plenty of other ones. My sister got a great job; she survived a dangerous pregnancy and had a healthy baby; she didn’t marry the jerk that put her in a family way and now we can have family parties that don’t include him, which means the family parties are fun again. I prayed that my mom would win her lawsuit against an employer that stopped paying her workman’s compensation; she did and now she can pay off a bunch of things that had piled up during that time. I prayed that a friend’s placenta previa would change so that she could have a natural birth; it has and she probably will. I prayed that I would see Wolfie with loving eyes, even when I’m tired and would prefer to snuggle the 100% complacent baby; now I do, and it happened overnight.
Everywhere I look, God is answering my prayers. Yes, there are a few more that have been on my list for a while, but so were the ones above. I am suddenly certain, absolutely certain, that God is listening and that he cares.
And so, I will finish with the prayer of a woman who had the most thankful heart of all (Luke 1:46-55).
Mary greets Elizabeth
My soul magnifies the Lord
And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior;
Because he has regarded the lowliness of his handmaid;
For behold, henceforth all generations shall call me blessed;
Because he who is mighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his name;
And his mercy is from generation to generation
on those who fear him.
He has shown might with his arm,
He has scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart.
He has put down the mighty from their thrones,
and has exalted the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has given help to Israel, his servant, mindful of his mercy
Even as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his posterity forever.
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