Prayer Box
This year for Christmas, my sister gave me a "God box." It's one of the most touching gifts I've ever received from her before. It's nothing too fancy--it's just a white box with flowers attached to the top, a seashell on the inside, and a few little Bible verses written on it.
It was such an unexpected gift from her, and it really brought me to tears (but naturally I blinked them back so they wouldn't fall--I'm not a big fan of crying in front of others). Every thing that she put on that box meant something special to me. The flowers came from my grandmother's sewing room (she passed away in 2006), and the seashell on the inside came from the beach when my sisters, my brother, mama, and I were all together for the last time (my brother was killed in Iraq in September last year).
"When your head starts to worry, and your mind just won't rest, put your thoughts down on paper, let God do the rest."
Such a simple little box. I've been so stressed out and worried lately about everything--school, running, not having a job, leaving my dog at home by himself, the house always being in a mess, so on and so forth. One night I just couldn't handle it anymore. I walked into my room and the first thing that caught my eye was my God box, hanging on the wall right next to my bed. I found the nearest piece of paper, tore it into smaller pieces, and put every individual thing that I was worried about onto its own piece of paper. I put the date on it so that I'd know when I decided to leave it all up to God, and threw them all into the box. I prayed about all of them, and then left it all behind me. None of it was in my hands any longer--none of it left in my control--and I felt relieved.
This morning I was able to cross off one of my prayers--the one I've been struggling with the most and the longest. On January 11, 2011 I wrote this:
"Please help me find a job."
It's comforting to know that the prayers you pray over for so long are finally answered. I'd been praying about finding one for a lot longer than January--but you can see how quickly it was answered once I finally just said "Take it God, I don't want this burden anymore." Don't get me wrong, I kept applying for jobs--I know I have to give Him something to work with, but I knew that someone would contact me because it was all in God's hands, not mine.
"He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted." Job 5:9
It was honestly a miracle that I found a job, and an even bigger miracle that the lady wanted me to work on the only days that I could work. Coincidence? I think not. That was definitely a God moment.
The third thing that really got me about the box was what she put on the bottom.
"GOD is watching over you, I know, because I asked Him to."
God watches over us all the time, but even people you do and don't know pray about you and ask Him for your safely and protection.
Prayer is a powerful thing.
Redeeming Love
God Box
It was such an unexpected gift from her, and it really brought me to tears (but naturally I blinked them back so they wouldn't fall--I'm not a big fan of crying in front of others). Every thing that she put on that box meant something special to me. The flowers came from my grandmother's sewing room (she passed away in 2006), and the seashell on the inside came from the beach when my sisters, my brother, mama, and I were all together for the last time (my brother was killed in Iraq in September last year).
"When your head starts to worry, and your mind just won't rest, put your thoughts down on paper, let God do the rest."
Such a simple little box. I've been so stressed out and worried lately about everything--school, running, not having a job, leaving my dog at home by himself, the house always being in a mess, so on and so forth. One night I just couldn't handle it anymore. I walked into my room and the first thing that caught my eye was my God box, hanging on the wall right next to my bed. I found the nearest piece of paper, tore it into smaller pieces, and put every individual thing that I was worried about onto its own piece of paper. I put the date on it so that I'd know when I decided to leave it all up to God, and threw them all into the box. I prayed about all of them, and then left it all behind me. None of it was in my hands any longer--none of it left in my control--and I felt relieved.
This morning I was able to cross off one of my prayers--the one I've been struggling with the most and the longest. On January 11, 2011 I wrote this:
"Please help me find a job."
It's comforting to know that the prayers you pray over for so long are finally answered. I'd been praying about finding one for a lot longer than January--but you can see how quickly it was answered once I finally just said "Take it God, I don't want this burden anymore." Don't get me wrong, I kept applying for jobs--I know I have to give Him something to work with, but I knew that someone would contact me because it was all in God's hands, not mine.
"He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted." Job 5:9
It was honestly a miracle that I found a job, and an even bigger miracle that the lady wanted me to work on the only days that I could work. Coincidence? I think not. That was definitely a God moment.
The third thing that really got me about the box was what she put on the bottom.
"GOD is watching over you, I know, because I asked Him to."
God watches over us all the time, but even people you do and don't know pray about you and ask Him for your safely and protection.
Prayer is a powerful thing.
Redeeming Love
God Box
This was my favorite. I need a God Box and I need these reminders :)
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