He searched my heart and answered me!

Some recent events boosted my confidence. Some angered me. Some disappointed me.  Some hurt me.  Some provided lessons. Some provided me an opportunity to truly live my Faith.  But some made me question others and myself.

I wanted to believe that I was not being prideful, that I had truly forgiven, that I truly love all His people, that I was learning the lessons that He was teaching me, that every day I was closer to becoming the person that He wants me to be.  But I worried that I was only fooling myself.  I feared that I am just saying the words to Him but not really being sincere.  I wondered if what I believed of myself was true.

So I prayed:  Lord, You have searched my heart!  You know what is true and sincere in me and what is not.  If I am only superficially being the person I believe I am or am becoming, please change my heart, my mind and cleanse my soul.   But, if I am sincere, if I am becoming the person You and I want me to be, please help me to know it is true.

I do not think sharing the specifics of how He answered that prayer would really help anyone as they are unique to my personal situation.  But let it be known, He answered immediately.  He answered definitively.  He answered His way.  He answered with a Love that is incomparable.

I share this to help encourage everyone to talk to Him, trust Him, believe in Him, LISTEN to Him.   He does answer our prayers.  He answers them in His own time and in His own way.  Sometimes with His Great Love,  His answer is immediate and undeniable!