Answered Prayer

Read: Luke 1:23-25

In 2008, the Lord lead me to launch Into the Field. It has taken me around the world, including ten trips to China. As I go and serve, I have a particularly soft place in my heart for kids—millions of them longing for families of their own. I would pray for them, for their future families to come, knowing that they weren’t me.

Like Elizabeth, one of the deepest prayers of my heart was to be a mom, and I questioned if it would ever be my turn. I watched those around me having kids and more kids. Unlike Elizabeth, my dream of a husband has not yet been realized, so I figured the prospects of motherhood were approaching somewhere between slim and none.

But the Lord is faithful and good. His plans are so much better than anything we can imagine. In 2012, at the age of 41, I walked into a foster home in China to lead VBS. I picked up Olivia and knew something was different. He tapped me on my shoulder and…”In these days, he has shown his favor…” and I knew that instead of praying for her family, that I was her family.

QUESTIONS:

1. Do you have any unanswered prayers that have consistently poured out of your heart for years on end? Take a moment to pray again.

2. When was the last time you stood in awe of an answered prayer? Take a moment to thank the Lord.

PRAYER:

Thank You, Lord, for the perfect timing of answered prayers. Thank You that You sometimes answer in unexpected ways. Continue to grant us Your favor.

Jennifer Cameron