Sometimes we need a reminder.
Yesterday, after I saw my kids off to school, I prayed that God would help them arrive safely. I always pray that prayer, since my daughter started driving. But, yesterday, as I sat down to read my daily devotion, I found myself praying that prayer again. I wasn’t sure why. I wasn’t stressed or worried that something was wrong; I just felt led to pray for their safety, so I did.
I went on about my business and finished my devotion and folded some laundry, when I received a text from my daughter.
“Crap” (Sorry y’all she’s a teenager!)
The next words had the hair standing up on the back of my neck. “I just saw a really bad wreck. Someone got t-boned at the 4 way stop.”
I caught my breath and asked her if she was parked. Yes, they were safely at school, but the car was right in front of her and had been pushed off into the ditch. She was wondering if she should have stopped.
I assured her that she had done the right thing. She knows no first aid and has been driving for less than a month. She did everyone a favor by moving on and not blocking the intersection. That intersection is very busy and I was sure someone had already dialed 911.
I immediately thanked God for the intervention with tears in my eyes. That car was just one car in front of my children and I had been lead to pray for them that morning. Coincidence? I don’t think so.
The Bible tells us to “Never stop praying.” 1 Thessalonians 5:17 We are supposed to be in constant contact with God through prayer. Whether times are good or bad, peaceful or turbulent, we are supposed to pray.
I find that the more time I spend praying, the more often people or situations pop into my mind. When that happens, I pray for them. That happened yesterday with my kids. That is the work of the Holy Spirit. He helps us pray when we don’t even know what to pray for and He intercedes.
Prayer helps and covers us all of the time in countless ways that we often are completely clueless about. We rarely know when someone may be praying for us and causing some type of intervention and we are all called to pray for each other.
But, yesterday was one of those special moments when I saw the immediate results of prayer and I could feel the presence of God protecting my family and quite frankly, it was just too good not to share.
Never stop praying. It truly works.
Have an awesome day!
Wendy 🙂