And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
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I am almost 40 years old as a Born Again Christian and have read through the Bible many times and verses of it - well in this case "heaven really is the only one that knows". I believe and have experienced its TRUTH not only intellectually but also emotionally many times. But it is still a marvel when we find some verses literally jump off the page or go so deep down into our heart, mind and soul that we are overcome and too grateful to ever be able to put into words.
This verse above is one of those that I would say I have only experienced a very few times. Perhaps I am so blessed in my life that times of needing it don't seem that evident - though I am not sure about that. But this I know - about that financial fiasco I shared - and the prayer I decided I needed to pray must have pleased the Lord.
I decided to always pray for a miracle as I have done and always will do as long as I do live in debt and suffer the consequences thereof. I have been granted that miracle of being debt free by God's unbelievably sweet mercy many many times. We are back to finally confessing and admitting for me to be in debt is my besetting sin - He should have only bailed me out once and I should have heeded the sacred word's admonition on it the first time I read it. (Romans 13:8) I walked away from many other sins in my life why in the world NOT this one.
Anyway - not a reason in the world He should bail me out again and maybe this time He won't since He did not when it came to all the other debt I finally settled. Still I am a believer in "asking for the moon - you might just get it" and I have many times over.
My other coveted prayers were very simply to find out what they might do so that it does not have to be an "albatross" hanging around my neck forever. The other prayer that it not be my every waking thought. And that is where the verse above comes in and God's most gracious and marvelous answer has been given. I am not thinking about it hardly at all and not worried about it absolutely NOT AT ALL. And His peace is what wakes me up each morning and carries me through each day.
I still practice my testimony in case He does grant a miracle so that I can share it with my church and you all too. I realize that my miracle could be two things not just one - I wrote a letter to the Collection Company asking them for total mercy - the whole debt wiped clean and settled or to accept what I can afford to give each month. I think they probably throw such letters away - but I realized that the second miracle could wonderfully be even better than my debt going away is what if the person who reads the letter to know it goes in the trash were to consider someone who even asks and says it is for "the honor and glory of God" if they do consider it. Maybe it will peak their interest into a faith that even takes the time to write a Collection company. Wow - if it were to find an open heart seeking for answers and it helped them take a step towards true faith in Christ and Christ alone - well - that would be the MIRACLE OF ALL MIRACLES and far more worth any other.
So if you want to pray with me as some of you have said you are then lets storm the heavens for that answer.
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