FAITH and HOPE

I want to always pray believing because scripture mentions so many times that the Lord, Jesus, said "your faith has made you well."  The woman believed He could heal her by only touching His hem.  She was right - immediately He felt her and turned to tell her she was healed after 18 years and spending all her resources in ways that had not worked,  Finally she sought the one true source of all hope and healing.  Another woman being a gentile still sought out Jesus and begged Him to cast a demon out of her daughter, but He put her off by telling her he would tend to his own first saying "...in is not good to take the childrens' bread and throw it to the dogs." But her hope and faith in Christ was too strong to be discouraged and she replied, "Yes, Lord, but even the dogs under his table will feed on the childrens' crumbs."  His reply was to compliment her answer which was her invincible faith and hope to see her daughter well again.  And so it was.

This is how I pray - always - at least I try - always to pray BELIEVING it is answered and it is done.  The hard part for me, of course, is agreeing to let it be God's will and God's answer and if that is not always the same as I wish it to be - then to still rejoice and accept no matter what.  Still I begin by praying exactly what my need or desire of my heart may be and in FAITH and  HOPE eternal I look for the answer each and every day.

My debt situation is not gone - the life I want to have for my twilight years which are well upon me are not quite as I imagined - but with regard to very specific prayers and ones I pray continually God is very faithful and gracious and merciful and forgiving and wonderful to answer perfectly.

I am moved to pray not for any of the debt nonsense to go away as much as I am praying for it not to be my every waking thought.

This is the prayer He is truly answering.  I really am not worried, anxious or even thinking about any of it at all.  I do consider the bills at hand for the month, but must do that in order to be sure to pay them.

The time I enjoy most in my day is to be reading His Living Word or a Christian Life based book for growth or to make a card for a friend or to be talking to sisters in the Lord to encourage and to enjoy my latest Bible Study which is really a great one.  Life is truly a joy and my life is richly blessed.  I must always be most grateful to the Lord's lovingkindness in every second of every day.