Answered prayer

[Guest tomk]

My heart is so full today. Full because of the simple, yet deep and beautiful ways Father blesses us through His Son.

I'm struck with amazement by the times where ,in my journal writing directed to the Son, I feel the Father speaking to me. It's seemless. They are one. Christ leads us to Father as promised, whatever side of the veil we happen to be on.

I want to share a teaching moment I was blessed to experience this morning.

My son had misplaced a video game for his Nintendo. I was trying to counsel with the Lord in writing, and felt some momentary frustration with my son for asking me about his missing game over and over. Not one of my prouder moments as a father. Sometimes I can be a downright jerk to my children.

I returned to my attempt at counseling, but felt blocked. I knew why I was blocked. Because of my anger. I felt the invitation to give my frustration to Him. So I did. I simply wrote:

"Dear Lord, my son is really bugging me right now. He can't find his game, and he keeps whining about it."

The response was immediate. I felt Him smiling as He said:

MAYBE THIS IS A TEACHING OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU, TOM. INVITE HIM TO PRAY WITH YOU, TO FIND THE GAME, AND I WILL HELP YOU FIND IT.

I went and found my son, and did as the Lord had invited me to do. We looked through the cushions of our couch and found nothing. Then my wife, who has been ill with pneumonia, called from the bedroom for me to help her with something. As I was doing so, I found the missing game.

I felt to rehearse to my wife what had transpired. I called my son into the room and reported to him that I had found the game. Then Heavenly Father put a thought into my head:

"RENDER THANKS"

We knelt down again and my son simply said, "Thank you Heavenly Father for helping me find my game. In the name..."

Such a simple, but so sweet learning experience, both for me and my son. Proof that Father is just as willing to help my son in his time of need to find a missing video game as He is to part the Red Sea or raise the dead.

I'm humbled by this. Humbled by what I almost missed because of anger. Heavenly Father continues to show me the folly of anger, in any degree.

Hopefully one day I'll learn.

Thank you for letting me share this. :)

Tom

[Iggy]

Tom,

Again and again I am touched by your sincere and humble spirituality. Thank you for sharing that- I needed to hear it today.

Love in Christ

Iggy

[MorningStar]

That's awesome! Thank you for sharing. :)

[Dr T]

Great post Tom!

[Moksha]

I have been sick this weekend. I had given up on the computer and everything else on Saturday afternoon and was laying in bed when my daughter started to tantrum about going to see a movie, which we usually do about that time each week. I was feeling really sad and was exasperated, when there was a knock at the front door and a neighbor lady and her granddaughter asked if my daughter could come over and play for maybe three or four hours!!!

Could a blessing have been better timed? God is good.