I love check marks! A check mark means something’s been accomplished. On my to do list it means I’ve finished a task. On my grocery list it means I’ve found what I was looking for. On the calendar it means that day is done. But there’s one place that a check mark has extra-special significance…it’s on my prayer list!
At prayer meeting this past Wednesday I was able to place three check marks, and they were in three different categories of requests. My favorite was hearing about a man whose salvation we’d been praying for. He has trusted Christ as his Savior! Check #1!
Another answer to prayer was for someone who had been sick. After much prayer, they were doing great. Praise the Lord and Check #2!
The last answer was for a Christian man who had wandered away from God. Not only has he gotten his heart right, but he also is faithfully serving in his church! Check #3!
As I went to prayer I thought about how encouraging it is to place a check by each of those names! We’re all praying for someone who needs to be saved, who is sick and who has drifted from the Lord. Isn’t it an encouragement to see that these very requests are being answered? If God did it in these lives, He is able to do it in those lives for whom you and I are burdened!
Don’t quit praying! Keep your pencil near your prayer list so you can check off that name when the answer comes!
P.S. I thought you might like to see my herb centerpiece I finished for my patio table. I purchased the bundt pan at a yard sale, then slipped it over the umbrella, and filled it with dirt and two types of thyme. The herbs are pretty and accessible for cooking!
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