What a great testimony, Lynn, and a great marriage story too! ❤️

Today’s ‘Parade’ insert (published in many Sunday newspapers) has a lovely interview with Ben Zobrist and his wife. They are strong Christians, each with a father who is a pastor. Mrs. Zobrist said that when she was considering Ben as dating material, she prayed to God to either ‘shut that door’ or leave it open to proceed to marriage.

I did not want to be married, I did not want to marry the man I am now married to, but I ‘heard’ God very clearly, saying, “Don’t be selfish, Lynn! Your reasons for being single are selfish!” So I said ‘yes’ to being open to this man whom I had befriended after his wife passed away, and I have been blessed with a strong and wonderful marriage (not that we don’t have our challenges, like every couple). Really amazing since he lost a wife of 48 years and I had been single to the age of 56. God is good!

Ohh, NO!

Those are excellent examples of prayer Mike. Especially the one regarding intimacy with your wife. So many times I feel like asking the Lord for help in that department is selfish, but I’m realizing that if it’s important to me, it’s important to Him. And sex is REALLY important to me!
Thanks for sharing.

I had a friend tell me to be careful about praying for patience, because she prayed for patience…and her mother-in-law moved in. 🙂

Usually God answers my prayer after I have exercised some patience. Such as: When I want something I usually go out and buy it.

One time I decided to wait on God instead. I needed a chain saw because mine broke. We heat with wood, and there is much to cut. I prayed and waited. Within a month I had 3 chain saws given to me.

Recently, we needed a vacuum for our church. Instead of going out and buying an expensive one, we waited. Within 3 weeks I had two given to me. Yes, we had to clean them up, but they work perfectly.

A couple of years ago I prayed that my wife and I would begin having sex again after a long dry spell. And at our age I didn’t know if it could happen, but the Lord brought one of your blogger friends into my life and he helped get our sex life back in shape. That part of our life is better now than it has ever been. Thank you Lord!!

Sometimes I will be praying for something “petty.” The Lord will talk to me through a crisis, tragedy, circumstance. Suddenly what I was praying about was put in its right perspective, and my wife, daughter, health, etc. was put before these petty concerns. I remember one time that a certain thing was very important to me. I saved and saved and bought it. Suddenly, this one item was stolen from me. I realized that God was telling me that material things were not that important. Put my efforts in eternal things that last forever.

I was told one time that I should not pray for patience. The reason was that we gain patience through trials. So, since I don’t like trials, I keep away from that prayer. Of course, I am not free from trials and have to learn patience all the time.