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Does God Hear Us When We Pray?
05/05/2008 - By Lygia Lovelace
Website: http://www.kenlovelaceministries.com/lygia.html#Pray
Lygia Lovelace, wife of Dr. Ken Lovelace, is a home school mom of 10. She teaches school, piano, Bible studies, and writes articles. Find out more at www.kenlovelaceministries.com.
DOES GOD HEAR US WHEN WE PRAY?
by Lygia Lovelace
We love apartment life! We live on the 14th floor and it is always an adventure! I remember the first time that our clothes fell from the clothesline, or when we saw the sailboats from our window moving across the river on a beautiful day. I remember the first time that the electricity went out and the elevators wouldn’t work! And, I remember when the children began asking for a special pet...a parakeet. You know this kind of bird...nervous...dirty... generally disagreeable. We were not enthusiastic about a parakeet. We tried to change their minds, “Fish are cuter, don’t you think? Fish, or maybe a little turtle?” “A parakeet!” they insisted. Even our 3 year old insisted that he wanted a parakeet, though he wasn’t sure what one was. We continued to say no. Little did we know that our oldest son, Bracken, began secretly praying for a parakeet.
It was 10:00 p.m., at least a month after our conversation about the parakeet. All the children were sleeping. We were enjoying the sounds of the night: the wind passing through the windows, people coming and going in the elevator, little snoring sounds coming from the children. Suddenly, we heard a strange noise! What could it be!? We walked into the kitchen and couldn’t believe our eyes! A parakeet?! Where did it come from? We thought that evidently it had fallen out of a neighbor’s window and desperately flown into ours. Ken asked around immediately, but no one was missing a parakeet! Hmmm...we became a little suspicious.
The next morning, when the troops were awake, we had a family meeting. “Well now,” I began, “WHO has been praying for a parakeet?”
After a moment of silence, Bracken confessed. “Me. But why?”
Upon seeing the new arrival, the children were surprised. Actually, they were shocked, especially Bracken! Since no one claimed the parakeet, what could we do? His name is Lego. And in spite of being nervous, dirty, and generally disagreeable, he is now a prominent member of the Lovelace family.
I think that many times, we are like Bracken. We ask God for something and when we receive it, we are shocked! But it is written many times in the Bible that God hears and answers our prayers. Remember Hannah? She prayed and prayed for a child. There is no doubt that God heard her. And Paul. He prayed that God would free him from some problem that he had. There is, again, no doubt that God heard. In these two different prayers, God answered in different ways, according to what was best for each person praying. Nevertheless, God heard and responded. God IS interested in our requests. And He wants the best for us. I don’t know what you are asking God for, but He knows, and He WILL respond. Don’t be shocked!
I have to finish the parakeet story. The night after Lego flew in, Ken began closing all the windows.
“What are you doing?” I asked.
“I’m closing all the windows in case someone prays for a pony!”
“A PONY?!!”
