We got to drive to Connecticut to visit my
youngest sister and her family to celebrate Easter this past weekend! My sister,
Mary, took this picture of us on Easter.
James and Sarah really enjoyed playing with
their younger cousins. In fact, James cried off and on and complained about
having to leave for at least the first hour of our drive home. ☹
He wished we lived next door to them. 😊
James wasn’t always the best role model as
the oldest kid for the weekend, but he easily spotted when another kid wasn’t
doing the right thing. In fact, when James, Sarah and Jack (almost 3) were
playing under their deck, Jack picked up a big stone. James recounted this
story to me later and said he didn’t think that was a good idea. I think James
may have told Jack to put it down and he didn’t. A parent wasn’t right there
and James said he wasn’t sure what to do so he asked God what to do. Right
after he prayed, Jack put the stone down! James said it was a miracle! Yes, God
had answered his prayer!!!
I was thrilled to hear James is learning he
can pray about anything at anytime! We’ve been studying Solomon together in
Bible Study Fellowship, all the wisdom God gave him and all the wisdom we have
access to today through the Holy Spirit, prayer and God’s Word. Praying for
wisdom is one of the best things we can pray about, especially when it isn’t
for selfish motives.
In fact, on our way to CT, we had read
James chapter 4 together as a family the night we spent in a hotel. The first
part talks about praying with the wrong motives.
James 4:1-3 What causes fights and quarrels among
you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? 2 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You
covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not
have because you do not ask God. 3 When you ask, you do not receive, because
you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your
pleasures.
What are most of your and my prayers about? Are
they for wisdom or selfish desires? God wants to answer our prayers and desires
that they be in line with His purposes and for His glory!
Alice
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