A Glimmer of Hope

Have you ever been sitting in church listening to the message and thought "Wow, Pastor is talking directly to me.  This message was written for me." I felt that on Sunday. The message was about the last part of James, but at one point he referenced 1King Chapter 18.

42 So Ahab went off to eat and drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and put his face between his knees. 43 "Go and look toward the sea," he told his servant. And he went up and looked. "There is nothing there," he said. Seven times Elijah said, "Go back." 44 The seventh time the servant reported, "A cloud as small as a man's hand is rising from the sea." So Elijah said, "Go and tell Ahab, 'Hitch up your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.' " 45 Meanwhile, the sky grew black with clouds, the wind rose, a heavy rain came on and Ahab rode off to Jezreel. 46 The power of the LORD came upon Elijah and, tucking his cloak into his belt, he ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.

The point of the story is keep praying.  Keep believing.  Keep on no matter what. It may not happen the first time, the fifth time, the 10th time, but be faithful, believe and God will answer your prayers.  It may not be how you thought, but He will answer.

"Go Back", "Hold On" as Pastor said on Sunday.  I've been praying for 9 months for relief and resolution and today I got my tiny rain cloud. It started as a tiny wisp and as the day went on it has grown and grown.  It's starting to sprinkle now.  I can't wait to see what God is going to do next in my life. I can't wait to tuck my cloak into my belt and run past the chariot.