It’s my regular day.  I do try to say a brief prayer when getting up.  But then it seems I need extra help. 

                                                Where did I put my phone?
                                                 I forgot to buy eggs for breakfast
                                                 What’s that new ache in my knee?
                                               My cup runneth over but not in a good way!

Perhaps you can add to this list.  It often goes downhill from there. But wait,

                God’s mercy is new every morning……….and it lasts and lasts. 

You and I need to be reminded that His eye is on the sparrows….That’s us.
He didn’t promise us easy living.  Life is full of upsets, and unhappiness.  You and I can’t escape.  We are part of this world.  We live in a world of chaos and unrest.

I read the gospels.   Those early disciples.  What they had to endure makes my life seem easy.  Each one seemed to suffer horrible deaths.  The apostle, John, was spared but was left on a lonely island. He had visions about which he wrote in his revelations.  Some new believers saved those writings and passed them on.  Amazing……. how God could use mere people in revealing His plans for us.  He sent His is very own son. One who stands in our place.   One who was without sin.  One who willingly gave His own life for us.   

When we pray, do we know how to interpret God’s answers to our prayers?  Do we know what to look for and listen for?  What to anticipate? His answers don’t always come in ways we expect. Scripture assures us God answers our prayers, but do we look for His reply in the fabric of our everyday lives?  Do we hear Him in His Word, through a friend, out in nature, or through a seeming coincidence that echoes an answer to our request? 

.                                        Stop, Look and Listen!  Look for blessings!

                                               He’s there for us and His Mercies are forever!