Because I'm already raising five kids...and because that comes its own challenges...today I was fasting over a few specifics. I remember a conference talk I'd read that said as a parent I was entitled to revelation...that I could and should expect that revelation. So, nearing the end of my fast I was a little frustrated that I'd not gotten my lightning bolt. And I was talking out loud to Heavenly Father... reminding him of His promise.
The sister missionaries called to remind me I was their dinner date. Yah! My bathrooms are nearly hazardous to your health...my house is NASTY...and I have cried my makeup off and was planning a dinner of leftovers. But as a true demonstration of my stinky temperment...I almost(okay...not almost) challenged my Heavenly Father by snidely thinking in my mind that the sisters would need to be bringing my answers.
Well...I still have no clear cut answer to those issues other than they need more patience, faith, and probably, more fasting. And I'm okay with that. Because what DID happen was that one of the sisters shared a story from her family history of how God had spared her grandmother's family because she trusted in Him...and a promise she'd made with Him. She shared a scripture that teaches that He keeps his promises to those who follow him. And then she asked me if I knew that God answered my prayers.
What do you say to that? Of course I know he answers prayers? He used her lesson..her challenge to me to answer my challenge to Him! And though I still don't know the exact answer I was looking for, I know the important one: He hears me! And He'll keep His promise...
(I did apologize to the sisters for placing the challenge of subduing my onery pride on their shoulders without their even knowing....and thank them for listening to the promptings they obviously had!)
I am eternally grateful for every day experiences that remind me who I am, His child.
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