Don't Be Left Wondering...

Wow! I don't know about you, but when I saw this photo, it just really did something for me inside.  I am sure that there have been many times that I have prayed and believed God for something and just because it didn't come as soon as I thought it should, I just stopped praying and believing.  And LOOK!  Do you ever wonder if you stopped and gave up on your dream when you were right on the brink of your miracle?  Do you ever just think back and wonder?

I'm reminded of the story in 1 Kings 18:1-41 there was a severe famine in Samaria, when the word of the Lord came to Elijah telling him to go present himself to Ahab and He will send rain. vs 41 Elijah climbed to the top of Mount Carmel, fell on his face, and prayed for rain.  Six times he told his servant to look toward the sea, but there was no sign of rain.  And this is when most of us give up. We stop praying because we can't see any tangible difference with our natural eyes.  We allow our circumstances to get between God and us instead of putting God between us and our circumstances.

But Elijah, he held his ground. He stood on the promise God had given him.  I think Elijah would have stayed and prayed ten thousand times if that is what it took, but between the sixth and seventh prayer, there was a subtle shift in the atmospheric pressure. After the seventh prayer, Elijah's nearsighted servant strained his eyes and saw a small cloud the size of a man's hand rising from the sea.

What if Elijah had quit praying?  The answer is, he would have defaulted on the promise and forfeited the miracle. But Elijah prayed through, and God came through. The sky turned black; heavy winds blew across the barren landscape; raindrops fell for the first time in three years and it wasn't a light drizzle; it was a terrific rainstorm.

It's easy to give up on dreams, give up on miracles, give up on promises. We lose heart, lose patience, and lose faith.  And it often happens so subtly that we don't even realize it.

Take the time to think back now on some promises God has given you.  Are there some that did not seem to come through as fast as you thought they should have and you just gave up and stopped praying?  Is there some dream that God has placed in your heart that needs resurrected? Is there some promise that you need to reclaim? Is there some miracle that you need to start believing for again?

The reason some of us give up too soon is that we feel like we have failed if God doesn't answer our prayer. That isn't failure. The only way we can fail is if we stop praying. SO KEEP PRAYING so you are not left wondering, (just as this photo shows), whether you might have given up right on the brink of your miracle.

Without a vision, your miracle dies.  Keep seeing it and believing it! Never give up on what God has promised you because He will always come through, for He is true to His Word!

LYRICS to Verge of a Miracle by Rich Mullens 

 "Clung to a ball
That was hung in the sky
Hurled into orbit
There You are
Whether you fall down
Or whether you fly
Seems you can never get too far
Someone's waiting to put wings
Upon your flightless heart

You're on the verge of a miracle
Standing there
Oh you're on the verge of a miracle
Just waiting to be believed in
Open your eyes and see
You're on the verge of a miracle

Here in your room
Where nobody can see
Voices are loud
But seldom clear
But beneath the confusion
That's running so deep
There is a promise you must hear
The love that seems so far away
Is standing very near

You're on the verge of a miracle
Standing there
Oh you're on the verge of a miracle
Just waiting to be believed in
Open your eyes and see

When you've played out
Your last chance
And your directions
Have all been lost
When the roads that you look down
Are all dead ends
Look up
You could see if you'd just look up

You're on the verge of a miracle
Standing there
Oh you're on the verge of a miracle
Just waiting to be believed in
Open your eyes and see
You're on the verge of a miracle"