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“Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me!”  Psalm 66:20 (ESV)

Rain, rain and drenching rain characterized our weather over the last few weeks. During one of those pour down weeks, I had to make an unexpected trip to Duke with my brother due to a serious eye condition. His appointment was at 8:15 in the morning – and yes, that was really early. So Monday night, I was hustling to get things done and around 8:30 pm opened my front door to see what the temp was outside. When I glanced down at the black mulch in my flower beds, I saw my car key.  It must have fallen out of my purse when I came into the house from work.

Earlier that night, I had been praying for our trip to Duke. The forecast was for fog and heavy rain. And I failed to mention, I had two slick tires on the front of my car. I didn’t realize they were so bad until Monday, but the tire repair store couldn’t get my new tires until Friday. So, my focus was zeroed in on safety as we traveled because we would be leaving at 4:30 in the morning.

I say all of that because at 4:30 in the morning, I would have realized my key was missing – I was already on a tight time frame. With the dark early morning and rain pouring down, I don’t know if I would have seen my black key in that bed of mulch….but God knew. He provided for something I didn’t even ask for,,,,because He knew what I needed.

Sometimes, we ask God for one thing and we zero in on that one thing, yet He knows all the things we need especially those things we are totally unaware of. My heart was immediately filled with gratitude when I realized God had me open that door so I would see my key and our trip wouldn’t be delayed. Also, He got us there safely and on time despite the treacherous weather and bad tires. With all the recent car accidents in our family – we are forever grateful for His loving protection.

We all have lots of things we’re praying for – urgent needs we are bringing before our God. Most days, I’m constantly breathing out prayers just to survive, yet I know my God is going before me, beside me and behind me covering me every step of the way. Out of His lavish love for me, I can rest in His sovereignty confidently aware that my prayers are reaching His ears. He welcomes each word breathed out, and the best part is the Holy Spirit intercedes on my behalf when my voice is silent.

Sweet friends, the enemy wants us to believe our prayers fall on deaf ears. Yet, we can rest assured our God never rejects our prayers. He eagerly longs to hear our voice and sees beyond what we perceive we need in the moment. God’s  loving kindness and divine wisdom will move into action on behalf of His daughters to accomplish His purposes. We simply need to persist in coming to His throne and trust Him to do exceedingly, abundantly more than we dare ask.

“Father, thank You for hearing my prayers and revealing to me exactly what I needed and didn’t even ask for. Your love surpasses all of my expectations and reminds me that You are actively working to provide what I need.”

For His Glory

Janet Martin
TRBC Women’s Life