Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Attic Prayer

We've been talking about praying in crisis mode. We had the perfect example in small group tonight. A man in our group talked about his experience with Hurricane Ivan. Water rose so quickly at his house that he and his wife and some neighbors ended up in the attic. I asked him if he was praying "now I lay me down to sleep" prayers or " thank you for the food" kind of prayers; and of course we know the answer. So, if you need to know how to pray "I'm in a crisis crying out to God" kind of prayer; imagine yourself in the attic with rising water praying to the good Lord to call back the waters. ---Of course, his story didn't end there; God made amazing provisions like only God can do...when we cry out. How well do you know Him? We can experientially know God in a new way through crisis. Don't discount the crises in your life.