Today is Thursday, July 1st, 2010; Karen's Korner #1854
This is another portion of yesterday's Karen's Korner forwarded to me by a friend.
Desperate situations with no other answer but asking God your questions and to fill your needs. And then God providing!
I have heard my mom tell about similar situations of her family during the Depression: fifteen kids; no food in the house; their mom (grandma) on her knees asking God to provide.. Then a knock on the door, some food from a neighbor......
I have never been in that situation.
Written by Robert and Joyce Ricciardelli:
Here's a story I found from the life of George Mueller: Things looked bleak for the children of George Mueller's orphanage at Ashley Downs in England. It was time for breakfast, and there was no food. A small girl whose father was a close friend of Mueller was visiting in the home. Mueller took her hand and said, "Come and see what our Father will do." In the dining room, long tables were set with empty plates and empty mugs. Not only was there no food in the kitchen, but there was no money in the home's account.
Mueller prayed, "Dear Father, we thank Thee for what Thou art going to give us to eat." Immediately, they heard a knock at the door. When they opened it, there stood the local baker. "Mr. Mueller," he said, "I couldn't sleep last night. Somehow I felt you had no bread for breakfast, so I got up at 2 o'clock and baked fresh bread. Here it is." Mueller thanked him and gave praise to God. Soon, a second knock was heard. It was the milkman. His cart had broken down in front of the orphanage. He said that before the milk spoiled, he would like to give it to the children.
Looking at George Mueller's ability to know that Father would provide, makes it very clear that prayer preceded the miracle that was about to happen. Through prayer and revelation George knew that His Father would provide and it activated the faith in others, while preparing the table for the miracle.
"Prayer is not pulling God to our will, but the aligning of our will to the will of God." May we all pray like never before in the midst of crisis or blessings and begin to prepare the table for His miracles to appear in our lives and the lives of others, in Jesus name.
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