Why?

So if you read my last post i discussed my latest prayer. "Lord, teach me how to fall in love with you." And well, it has been good :)

What I have been thinking about lately is why? Why would God listen to my prayer, and why would he answer it?

I was reading Hosea 5, and one of the notes lead me to Hebrews 2:3, and that lead me to 1 John 3. So i am reading 1 John 3 and all of the sudden I stop. I decided that maybe I should start from the beginning of the chapter and check out what it was titled. So my eyes skim up to the top of the page and read "God is love."

Let's recap. Last entry, I wrote that I prayed for God to teach me how to fall in love with him. Instead, He shows me that it is not about me. By leading me to Hosea he was showing me the deep love he had for me. I needed to be reminded about his great love! And then the other day he lead me all around the scriptures and I ended up in 1 John 3 where the title is "God is love."

Wow. Really God? I mean, I know you answer prayers- but for real!? It was like so evident that He was still guiding me in the direction I prayed for.

But why answer my prayer? Why listen to my prayer? Gosh, I am by no means worthy of the God of the universe to listen to my cry! It is just so humbling to feel God's mercy and grace.

(I am going to make another plug for the book i am reading- Humility, True Greatness, by C.J. Mahaney)

I am not sure that I ever need to know why. Just knowing that he does is what faith is about.

"Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know." Jeremiah 33:3

Just something to think about. What are you praying for?

Sincerely,
-Kelsey