Small Answers

Last night, God answered one of my prayers.

It was a small prayer,

A prayer that I hadn't given a ton of thought,

A prayer that popped into my head as I was finishing up,

An answer, that not given much thought, could have gone unnoticed.

But, it was an answered prayer never the less.

A clear and tangible answer.

A clear and tangible example of God's love.

A clear and tangible example of God's provision.

A clear and tangible example, that when I ask,

Even off handedly,

The Lord cares.

I think that's what I love most about the Christmas season.

It's full of clear and tangible examples of love,

Of provision,

Of caring.

It's the time of the year that people go out of their way to tell someone they miss them,

Or that they're thinking about them,

Or that their presence in their life really makes a difference,

And maybe it's because I'm a person that loves gifts,

And a person that loves surprises,

But every single Christmas card that comes in the mail  feels like a clear and tangible example,

A soft and tiny whisper that says,

I love you,

I'm thinking about you.

I care about you.

And this tangibility that comes with Christmas is not surprising to me,

Because when you think about it,

Christmas is a yearly reminder that our God is one that loves clear and tangible answers,

Clear and tangible examples,

Clear and tangible reminders,

Of His love for us.

Christmas is a clear and tangible reminder,

That we serve a God that loved us so much,

That he sent His only son to Earth,

That we serve a God that listens,

And loves,

And provides,

And sent an answer to so many prayers,

In the form of a baby.

And that answer that changed the way we look at prayer,

Changed the way we look at love,

Changed the way we look at God.

So my prayer this Christmas season,

Is that my eyes will be opened,

To clear and tangible answers to prayer,

And my heart will be reminded of the clear and tangible answer,

That started it all.

Isaiah 7:14New International Version (NIV)

14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you[ a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.

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