To God be The Glory!

Imagine. Imagine that I ask you for a breadbasket. I ask you and I tell absolutely no one else about it. If a breadbasket shows up on my doorstep, would it be out of line for me to think that you had something to do with it? Assuming that I hadn’t talked to anyone else about it, would that be way out there?

There is a friend of mine who has a daughter that is ill. She has been ill for several months. I call him my friend, but I’m not certain that he calls me the same. Regardless of what he thinks of me, my family and I have been praying for his daughter for some time now. My daughter has taken on a personal burden for his little girl. She asks me once in a while if the little girl is any better and how she is progressing.

My friend has had his little girl to different doctors but nothing seems to help. Her pains keep coming back. They weren’t supposed to be able to get in to see the specialist until September/October, but apparently there has been a last minute cancelation.

What are the odds that God had anything to do with it? We’ve been asking Him repeatedly for help, and the funny thing is, help has seemed to have arrived.

If you give me the breadbasket but I thank someone else, how would you feel? Would you be inclined to help me further in life? What if you leave the breadbasket on my doorstep and I just chalk it up to circumstance?

I’m giving God the credit for this one. Call me a religious nut if you want. We asked Him for help, and help has come. The thing for which we have been asking, has happened.

For the record, if I’m lying on my deathbed and if I want to live – I want my daughter on my prayer team. The girl keeps praying for stuff and for some strange reason, the stuff she asks for often ends up happening.

So if you are reading this and have the inclination, call her Marcy. It isn’t her real name, but God can figure it out. Thank God for the canceled appointment. Ask Him to grant wisdom to the doctor and ask that His involvement would be noticeable to my friend and his family.

If you are that friend and you are reading this – I hope you are encouraged.