Imagine a little boy, by his bedside with his head bowed, eyes closed, and hands folded to pray. He recites with his mother, the Lord's prayer:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our jelly bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.
Amen.
Our jelly bread. Cute! Well, bread is better with jelly! And you know what? Recently, in our waiting and waiting to get our son through international adoption, the Lord has been teaching me to look for the jelly on my daily bread. Among this trial and tough time in our lives I learn more each day about God's love for me, my family in my home, our little boy overseas, and for all believers whom He loves. We stand on His promises and His faithfulness never waivers.
In Matthew 7, Jesus is teaching and says, verse 7 "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened."
And look at these verses, 9 "Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in Heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!"
When we ask the Lord the desires of our heart, and we feel like we ask the same requests over and over again with no answers coming, it is not that the Lord doesn't hear us, nor that He isn't answering our prayers. Look at the scriptures we just read. He will not give us a stone when we ask for bread. He responds, and He gives us the bread; He gives us the goodness. More than what we even understand how to give goodness, He gives us goodness. Remember that God is Love so nothing that He does can be outside of love. It isn't His nature. It isn't His character.
So although I can ask until I'm blue in the face, "Lord please bring our Tarik home," the truth is that each day that we wait, isn't a stone given to me. It is bread. A beautiful day with blessings and joy if only we rest in that truth and in HIS faithfulness we will see the jelly bread not stones.
Give us this day our Jelly bread. Give us this day our daily bread. And daily, that goodness is given to us. Daily. Only one serving at a time. I count the days that we are waiting. I watch the calendar as time passes. But it has been made clear to me that these days are not stones piling up, but days of daily goodness in which I need to Trust in the Father who gives every good and perfect gift.
James 1:17 Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens.[a] He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.
"Lord God, help me to keep up my courage and have faith in You that things will happen just as You said. (Acts 27:25)."*
Help me to see the gift of jelly bread in each day and not stones.
"Mighty God, help me to understand that I've been called by You to walk by faith and not by sight. (2 Cor. 5:7) Strengthen my spiritual vision, Lord!"*
*Praying God's Word, Beth Moore
In Matthew 7, Jesus is teaching and says, verse 7 "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened."
And look at these verses, 9 "Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in Heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!"
When we ask the Lord the desires of our heart, and we feel like we ask the same requests over and over again with no answers coming, it is not that the Lord doesn't hear us, nor that He isn't answering our prayers. Look at the scriptures we just read. He will not give us a stone when we ask for bread. He responds, and He gives us the bread; He gives us the goodness. More than what we even understand how to give goodness, He gives us goodness. Remember that God is Love so nothing that He does can be outside of love. It isn't His nature. It isn't His character.
So although I can ask until I'm blue in the face, "Lord please bring our Tarik home," the truth is that each day that we wait, isn't a stone given to me. It is bread. A beautiful day with blessings and joy if only we rest in that truth and in HIS faithfulness we will see the jelly bread not stones.
Give us this day our Jelly bread. Give us this day our daily bread. And daily, that goodness is given to us. Daily. Only one serving at a time. I count the days that we are waiting. I watch the calendar as time passes. But it has been made clear to me that these days are not stones piling up, but days of daily goodness in which I need to Trust in the Father who gives every good and perfect gift.
James 1:17 Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens.[a] He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.
"Lord God, help me to keep up my courage and have faith in You that things will happen just as You said. (Acts 27:25)."*
Help me to see the gift of jelly bread in each day and not stones.
"Mighty God, help me to understand that I've been called by You to walk by faith and not by sight. (2 Cor. 5:7) Strengthen my spiritual vision, Lord!"*
*Praying God's Word, Beth Moore
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