What are you working off of?

A couple of months ago I picked up my niece and planned to spend the day with her. She was being her usual self locking herself inside of the closet and having fun exploring.

After being home for a minute I got a phone call. It was my mom. As close as we are, it's rare that my mom will call me for help. I thought she was calling just to talk to me, but this call was different. She was crying, and she told me that my dad just had a seizure, he was out of town and wasn't conscious. Even though it was only a few minutes it felt longer. At first it didn't feel real. Part of me didn't believe, and I couldn't process it right then. When I did realize it for a second, about 100 thoughts crossed my mind in a matter of a minute.

I felt myself begin to cry and then something rose up in me. God, the Holy Spirit. I had no time in that moment to emotionally react. Instantly I just began to speak, reminding God of his word. Not just his word, but how in his word he said "the prayers of the righteous availeth much". I even took myself out of it and said "Lord for the sake of my mother, wake him up".

There are so many miracles that Jesus did in the bible that came back to me that day, that moment, in those few minutes. Thankfully my dad did wake up! I can take no credit, because it was all God. Many were praying, and all I know is my part, what I was responsible for praying, doing believing.

God loves us and desires to daily have a relationship with us. The time we daily spend with him not only benefits us, but it's making us strong. What if I didn't spend any time with God and got that same call, I could have crumbled. I didn't because there was "Word" in me to be able to address that circumstance. Now looking back in gratefulness, I realize that I could have lost my dad and it makes me emotionally grateful. However even though we are human , in those moments we don't always have time to be emotional, we have to pray and believe.

As hard as it may be, when it comes to praying for our family members, friends and those close to us, we have to try and look at things beyond our own emotional perspectives. If you knew you were sending someone to fight on your behalf and they would crumble right away, get mad or not be able to handle it, you wouldn't want them to. I know I wouldn't. As I stated before, there's nothing wrong with emotions because God gave them to us, we just have to remember that we are spirit and when it comes to prayer, and living for God, we must do that in and by his spirit.

Don't be a person that only calls on God when you need something, because if you keep acting like you know him in the end he will publicly acknowledge that he doesn't know you! (Matthew 7:21-23)

There are so many things that God can do, but when we live lives that only call on him when we need something, we lose our authority. Know God, know his word which he puts above his name, know a life of righteousness, know the authority that he gives you because of that, and know that you will see the result of what you pray for. In every single one of them I've seen the results, am still seeing the results in their lives and my own! What are you waiting for?

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