I was online at www.dayspring.com to send some e-cards to some of my dear friends, to let them know that I'm thinking about them and praying for them. It was there, as I looking through the prayer section that I came across a card that just made me cry (good tears). It was titled "Somebody's Praying Me Through". I thought that I would share the testimonies on the card with y'all. They just go to show that when God prompts us to pray we need to listen and do it, because we don't know how God will use our obedience.
"The rain was coming down hard and fast, so thick we could barely make out the desert landscape ahead of us. It went on for days. The rain continued to pound us relentlessly, until we finally neared the Kuwaiti border. Our battalion halted.
On the other side the enemy waited. Rain or no rain, we'd soon be going in. We awoke on the day of the invasion to clear skies and glorious sunshine. As we closed in on the border, I couldn't help but stare at the astounding site before us. The torrential rains I had prayed to God to stop had washed away the sand to reveal metal discs planted all across the path. It was an Iraqi minefield." (Major Halt, US Army/Persian Gulf War)
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"So I prayed, "God...you've got to do something." There was an open field we had to get across somehow, but it was going to expose us to the enemy. And they were firing. Somehow, from out of nowhere, came this white cloud and surrounded us, and we made it across safely. Found out later there was this old prayer warrior at our church. Mrs. Tankersly, which God had woken up in the middle of the night and said "Spencer's in trouble, pray for him right now." And the last part of her prayer was, "God whatever danger Spencer is in, just cover him with a cloud." That's exactly what he did!" (Spencer January, WWII)
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"My teacher asked my class to write a letter to an unknown soldier in the gulf. It was a very special project for me because my daddy was also a soldier. So I told my unknown soldier what I wanted to tell my daddy...that his family missed him, loved him, and was praying for him. I wondered if any soldier would even get my letter, and then I got a letter back. I couldn't believe it--I knew the handwriting on it! And somehow, with all the solder letters sent by kids across the country, mine had been sent to my very own father. I still prayed for him every night, but I felt certain that God was watching over my father." (Karen Fiorella at age 10 daughter of Chuck Fiorella, US Army/Persian Gulf War)
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We just never know God will use our prayers and our obedience. God can do anything, with or without us, but He chooses to use the obedience of His children many times. So why don't we take the time right now to pray for everything God has out on our hearts? I know, I know- we are all busy, we don't have the time! But what is more important in the grand scheme of things- doing whatever you were doing, or praying for others???
-Paige-
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