Do you ever miss noticing things that you really should notice? A new haircut? A “School Zone” speed limit sign? The airport your flight is departing from? I do. It occurred to me this morning, as a case in point, that I often fail to notice when God is answering prayer.
Certainly God doesn’t pout because I fail to notice his answers. He’s not me. But it’s true he merits acknowledgment. Here are three unfolding answers to prayers prayed by me and a gazillion others:
Syrians going home.
Following a visit to Damascus earlier this week, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi reports, “Since September, more than 500,000 refugees have returned to Syria, including 200,000 after the fall of the Assad regime. Additionally, nearly 600,000 people who were displaced inside Syria have since returned to their homes.”
Of course the work remaining can hardly be overstated and a stable future is not guaranteed. But this morning, I thank God for the Syrians who are able to return home and the way he’s answering our prayers.
Laborers raised up.
Maybe you’ve prayed Luke 10.2 prayers for a long time. Good news, God is answering. Here’s one way: My friend Ken is in South Sudan this week training harvesters in Discipleship Multiplication Movements who will go out to unengaged people groups there. He reports,
“There are about 18 people in the training. Most are living without pay and are beyond poor. One guy walked three days, sleeping on the ground, just to attend this training. They are all sleeping on the ground during the training.”
To think of the crowns and mansions waiting for those guys!
Muslim Connect is starting its 8th year.
On a wintry day back in 2017, the first ever Muslim Connect email was published, She’s Not Gonna Blow Up the Walmart. 419 weeks later, Muslim Connect is still helping Christians think about Muslims the way God does and love them like Jesus does. Thank you for being a part of that journey.
And thank you God for the prayers you’re answering, the ones we notice and the millions more we don’t yet.