A while ago I read If Life were Easy, it wouldn’t be Hard by Sherri Dew (I highly recommend it, by the way) and in it she taught a concept about prayer. She suggested that when we pray, we should ask for what we want “or something better.” We so often think that getting what we want would be the best, when really, we are limiting ourselves because we don’t realize what is available. I really liked this idea and discussed it with my husband. [His crack: “What would you get if you were praying to have a baby boy, or something better?” my response: “A girl. Or twins.”]
So we’ve been adding this to our prayers. It has been wonderful. But, as CS Lewis put it, “Whenever there is prayer, there is danger of [God’s] own immediate action.” And I think in some ways, it is dangerous, especially if you want to stick with your own plans. This is the reason that we are not attending the school we planned on or living in the apartments we picked, and (da da da daaaa) I’m pregnant.
When we made our plans for having our next child, we knew what we wanted. And since we were able to plan the other two down to the month, I figured this would be no big deal. But in keeping with our routine, when we prayed about it, we added the “or something better,” and now we are expecting our own little divine intervention. I couldn’t be more excited. I am so pleased. I never could have imagined a life as full of love and joy as mine is, I’m so grateful for a loving Heavenly Father who continually gives me, not what I think I want, but something better.
So we’ve been adding this to our prayers. It has been wonderful. But, as CS Lewis put it, “Whenever there is prayer, there is danger of [God’s] own immediate action.” And I think in some ways, it is dangerous, especially if you want to stick with your own plans. This is the reason that we are not attending the school we planned on or living in the apartments we picked, and (da da da daaaa) I’m pregnant.
When we made our plans for having our next child, we knew what we wanted. And since we were able to plan the other two down to the month, I figured this would be no big deal. But in keeping with our routine, when we prayed about it, we added the “or something better,” and now we are expecting our own little divine intervention. I couldn’t be more excited. I am so pleased. I never could have imagined a life as full of love and joy as mine is, I’m so grateful for a loving Heavenly Father who continually gives me, not what I think I want, but something better.
My personal miracles
3 comments:
I remember thinking the same thing when i read that book... aren't we so glad that God knows what we really need.
You are an incredible writer Lindsey and I have so enjoyed reading this blog and by the way, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sending our love and congratulations from Texas! So fun to read the updates and see the photos. What a darling family!
--Melissa
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