Sunday, January 27, 2013

little hands and big prayers

Today has been a very encouraging day.  This morning in our preschool class the teacher wanted the kids to lay hands on me while she prayed for me. It was the sweetest thing...All the little ones are gathered around me with a few of them holding my hands, and some hands on my back. It was so awesome! I believe that is a feeling I won't forget..:)
 In Kidz 4 Christ today we talked about prayer. Why do we pray? It is pretty easy for me to stand up in front of these kids just staring at me and talk to them about God's word every week because i need to do these things that I tell them and I believe everything I say. With passion I tell these kids how important prayer is. I am almost in tears because I said When we pray we need to say Whatever your will may be God. I read the passage in Matthew right before Jesus was crucified, and he asks God if there is any other way, but then he says your will Father and now mine. I said this is how we should pray..So i said i have a back issue, and I pray that God heals me, but I also say God if you don't I trust you because I know you have a plan.  I am saying this with so much  passion knowing yes this is how I need to pray. God does have a plan, and I do trust him. What I am saying hits me so hard.  I know the plans he has for us is way better than any plan I could come up with myself. :)
 After talking to some church family today I left church feeling so encouraged and blessed. I feel so blessed to be able to teach, love and spend time with kids each week. I feel blessed to have such a wonderful church family that I can talk to and know that they are there for us and praying for us.

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  1. This is so encouraging. made me cry. happy tears :) It's awsome to see in others how God speakes to us and encourages us. God does have a good plan for your life. can't wait to see where He leads you. :) love ya <3

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  2. I really needed this. all week i have been, i hate to admit, upset with God. My family has raised a little boy for 3 months and we just found out that his adict mother is going to be getting him back soon. I had prayed for so long that God place him where he will be safe. And where it looks like he is going is not safe. It is hard to not know Gods plan. But I need to trust in it.

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    1. yes annonymous all we can do is trust in God. He does have a plan, and i have gone through similar situations in my life. Remember to pray for this little boy that God will shelter and protect him. God can do that..:)

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