1 John 5:14-15 in The Passion Translation (TPT) says, ^“14Since we have this confidence, we can also have great boldness before him, for if we present any request agreeable to his will, he will hear us. ¹⁵ And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we also know that we have obtained the requests we ask of him."

Today, May 2, 2019, is the National Day of Prayer. There are many groups meeting around the country, but you can just take a few minutes and pray to the LORD wherever you are, for you are never alone! “And he answered, Fear not; for they that are with us are more than they that are with them.” (2 Kings 6:16, ASV)

It’s easy for us to think that our prayers are not doing anything. But that is not correct. When we pray in faith–believing that God is, first of all, alive in us; then, hearing us (as a father hears his beloved child); next, wanting to answer our prayers; and finally, able to answer them–then we know that (even if it takes a while in human thinking) He will do it!

There are various factors that can affect those answers, such as other people’s free wills–but we can ask the LORD to influence their wills–and our own hang-ups that can sometimes prevent Him from answering prayers as fast as we would like, or as totally as we’d like. If things are not changing noticeably, we need to ask Him if we need to correct things, and to give us the grade to persist.

But our Father is faithful. Thank the LORD He is a good God, slow to anger and abounding in Love, remembering that we are weak, and dust (compared to Him!), yet with Jesus the Christ in us if we have received Him as Savior and LORD. Our Father God loves us and wants us to trust in Him and ask Him to change things. In fact, He is waiting for us to do that!

So let us get busy. On this National Day of Prayer, let us lift up the United States of America, our President, all the Government, and our spiritual leaders, to name a few!

Somewhere I read or heard this short prayer, which I will repeat here: Father God, please give President Trump the wisdom he needs to lead this nation so Christ can be preached throughout the world! Amen and amen!

Through books, courses, presentations, service, prayer, worship, and more, Tonja and her husband live to exalt God. Her series for girls, P.O.W.E.R. GIRL ADVENTURES, is now out (books I-V), along with LEGACY; YOUR HOLY HEALTH: VISIONS OF THE KING, and more. See the "River Rain Creative" YT channel.