A Call In The Night…
“Mommy, Mommy,” my daughter called out in the middle of the night when she was 4. “I'm scared. Come quick!”
I stumbled down the hall to her room, muffling a yawn. “It's that awful
dream again. A monster's in my closet!” she said trembling.
“There's no monster in here,” I said, checking her closet as I had done
every night for the past week.
“I'm afraid in the dark,” she said.
“When I'm afraid, I pray to God, and He always takes care of me,” I said. “Just tell God how frightened you are, and He'll take care of you too, OK?”
“OK, Mommy.”
The next night, I woke up again. The house was quiet; my daughter wasn't crying -- so why was I awake? I got out of bed, tiptoed down the hall, and paused at the door to her room.
“Are you awake, honey?” I asked softly.
“Yes, Mommy,” she said. “My prayer worked. I had that dream again, but I didn't yell for you. I asked God to bring you to me. And He did!”
As I hugged her close, I thought about God answering prayers in mysterious ways. All we had to do was ask, and, just as He had brought me to my daughter in the middle of the night, He would find a way to take care of all the “monsters” in our lives.
By Nancy Burcham
“Mommy, Mommy,” my daughter called out in the middle of the night when she was 4. “I'm scared. Come quick!”
I stumbled down the hall to her room, muffling a yawn. “It's that awful
dream again. A monster's in my closet!” she said trembling.
“There's no monster in here,” I said, checking her closet as I had done
every night for the past week.
“I'm afraid in the dark,” she said.
“When I'm afraid, I pray to God, and He always takes care of me,” I said. “Just tell God how frightened you are, and He'll take care of you too, OK?”
“OK, Mommy.”
The next night, I woke up again. The house was quiet; my daughter wasn't crying -- so why was I awake? I got out of bed, tiptoed down the hall, and paused at the door to her room.
“Are you awake, honey?” I asked softly.
“Yes, Mommy,” she said. “My prayer worked. I had that dream again, but I didn't yell for you. I asked God to bring you to me. And He did!”
As I hugged her close, I thought about God answering prayers in mysterious ways. All we had to do was ask, and, just as He had brought me to my daughter in the middle of the night, He would find a way to take care of all the “monsters” in our lives.
By Nancy Burcham
No matter how hard the enemy may be fighting us, let us always stand strong and show our confidence in the Lord's ability to strengthen us and meet our needs. Let us not focus on the obstacle that is ahead of us, but rather may we focus on the God who created heaven and earth and know that with Him All Is Well. The Bible declares in Psalm 10:17 “Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble: You will prepare their heart, You will cause Your ear to hear.” No matter w hat we go through in life, the answer to our problem can be found by spending time alone with the Lord sharing with Him all that is on our heart and receiving from Him the confidence to continue on boldly knowing the answer is on its way. (1 Peter 5:8-11)
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