Now Peter continued knocking; and when the opened the door and saw him, they were astonished.
Acts 12:16
In this illustration, Peter is locked up in prison and the church prays for his release. God sends an angel, the angel walks Peter out of prison and Peter goes to his friends' house and knocks on the door. The girl hears the knock, recognizes Peter's voice, and runs off to tell everyone, leaving him outside. Then when they do go back to see who it is, they think it is a vision. DOH! Have you ever prayed and then found yourself surprised that God said yes? It is true, we pray, we seek God, and then when God moves in our behalf, we are caught off guard. Why is that? We all struggle with doubt, and the reality that our Dad in heaven hears us and will say yes. The good news is, He says yes anyway. Yes, sometimes we may not feel like we do the right stuff we believe will make God pull the trigger and answer with a yes. Reality is we can't do anything to make God pull the trigger, it is simpler, though harder, to simply accept that He will move in our behalf simply because He loves us and He can. He is after all, Dad.
Acts 12:16
In this illustration, Peter is locked up in prison and the church prays for his release. God sends an angel, the angel walks Peter out of prison and Peter goes to his friends' house and knocks on the door. The girl hears the knock, recognizes Peter's voice, and runs off to tell everyone, leaving him outside. Then when they do go back to see who it is, they think it is a vision. DOH! Have you ever prayed and then found yourself surprised that God said yes? It is true, we pray, we seek God, and then when God moves in our behalf, we are caught off guard. Why is that? We all struggle with doubt, and the reality that our Dad in heaven hears us and will say yes. The good news is, He says yes anyway. Yes, sometimes we may not feel like we do the right stuff we believe will make God pull the trigger and answer with a yes. Reality is we can't do anything to make God pull the trigger, it is simpler, though harder, to simply accept that He will move in our behalf simply because He loves us and He can. He is after all, Dad.
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