Does God hear my prayers?

Have you ever thought about the awesomeness of God?  I'm not sure awesomeness is really a word!  I don't know any other way to put it by my God is awesome.  My husband and I were going to out to eat and as we were driving we began to talk about the Lord.  How awesome is it that I have a husband that loves to talk about the Lord as much as I do.  I am so blessed!  I asked him if he had ever thought about how that God hears every prayer and is constantly at work every second of the day.  Truly my friend, think about this.  Think about how many people there are in the world and how many problems occur in their lives.  Think about the how many prayers are going up right at this moment.  Isn't it amazing that our God hears every prayer and that he remembers every prayer.  I struggle with remembering to pray when someone ask me to remember them in prayer.  I have started to pray right then, that way I won't forget to pray for them.  God starts working on our prayers as soon as He hears them.  Sometimes it's the way that we would love the answer to be and sometimes it's the total opposite from what we asked.  Once again, God is so awesome!  He knows the perfect answer and in His time , he reveals this to us.  My mind is boggled by the almighty power of God.  Right at this moment God is working out your prayers!  He knows you by name and your prayers are so very important to Him.  This is where our faith starts to play. When we pray for a person or circumstance, we must have the faith to allow God to work in the situation.  We may not see the answer today, tomorrow, or even a year from now, but please be assured that God is answering your prayers.  Luke 18:40-43; Then Jesus stood still and ordered that he be led to Him; and when he came near, Jesus asked him.  What do you want Me to do for you? He said, Lord, let me receive my sight! And Jesus said to him, Receive your sight! Your faith(your trust and confidence that spring from your faith in God) has healed you.  And instantly he received his sight and began to follow Jesus, recognizing, praising, and honoring God; and all the people, when they saw it, praised God.  No matter how big or small your prayer and no matter how eloquent or simple your prayer may be.  God desires to hear those prayers.  I have had many prayers within the last few months.  Prayers that have been with many tears.  Some days I couldn't even utter the words, but God knew what was in my heart.  He knows what is in your heart today.   He knows how much those prayers mean to you and I can assure you they are just as important to Him.  1 Thessalonians 5:17 tells us: Be unceasing in prayers (praying perseveringly).  I'm asking you today, my friend , to please remember myself and my family in prayer.  I will be praying for everyone as your eyes touch this blog.  Remember that our faith can be the size of a mustard seed or it can be as big as a mountain. God is on the throne and working diligently.  All things are possible with God......

What is a Walk of Faith?

I have asked myself this question so many times lately?  What is a walk of faith?  A walk of faith is depending on the Lord with all that you have in your being.  It is closing your eyes and feeling the hand of God as he guides you down the paths of life. Faith is when you feel that everything around you is falling apart, but you know that someone has your back.  Someone that loves you more than anyone can imagine to love you. Faith is when you speak to that mountain in your life and envision God picking it up and throwing it as far as it will go. James 1:6 tells us that when we ask of God , our faith must be with no wavering (no hesitating, no doubting).  For the one who wavers is like the billowing surge out at sea that is blown hither and thither and tossed by the wind.  Faith is knowing that God is throwing out the lifeline when we are drowning in worry, fear, pain, and just life.
In the last 3 months, I have had more mountains in my life than I would like to speak about.  God brought me to a cross way in the road of faith.  I had to choose which path I was going to take.  I had to decide if I wanted to stand in the gap and rely on God and my faith or  walk away in disappointment.  I chose the path of standing in the gap. That sounds so easy, but let me assure you that it's not the easy path. Being a gap stander, the term I like to use, is one of the hardest jobs that a Christian can sign up for.  It requires crying out to God and being strong and steadfast in your faith in God. Matthew 21:22 says, And whatever you ask for in prayer, having faith and (really) believing, you will receive. Luke 18:27 tells us , But He said, What is impossible with men is possible with God.  These are the scriptures that I am living by.  They have been burned into my mind and repeatedly on my lips. God's promises are for each and everyone of us.  He is no respecter of person.  So I have grabbed onto those promises and here I  stand in the gap.  By myself and holding onto my faith.  There are days that I feel like moving the mountains myself  and there are days that my faith is so small.  On the days that I feel my faith is small, I remember that God said we only had to have faith the size of a mustard seed.  A mustard seed is itty-bitty. God has such a sense of humor sometimes.  A mustard seed, really now God .  He knew we would have to think about that a minute.  I know that my faith is bigger than that!  So I once again get back on the road of faith.  Oh and did I tell you that I'm not walking that road alone.....no I have God right there with me all the way.
So that's how my walk of faith has started.  I have felt led by the Holy Spirit to share this walk with you.  I will be sharing my joys and struggles as we walk together.  I'm still speaking to those mountains and I'm still believing that my God will answer those prayers. I pray that the words that are on this page will encourage you to walk in faith also.  It 's a beautiful walk and might I say with the best partner anyone can have, GOD!    I challenge you to do the same. 
 James1:3 tells us to be assured and understand that the trial and proving of your faith bring out endurance and steadfastness and patience.