“I called out to God, softly. ‘Hello? I’m sorry God. I’m sorry I got so confused about You, got so fake. If you want to talk, I’m here now.’
As I lay there, talking to God, being real with Him, I began to feel a bit of serenity. It felt like I was apologizing to an old friend, and the friend as saying it was okay, that he didn’t think anything of it.
I felt a lot of peace.”*
*adapted from Donald Miller, Blue Like Jazz, p.99-100).
“Don’t complain about the way God answers your prayers. We live on an earth that is run by the devil. God has promised us a new land, and we will get there.”*
*adapted from Donald Miller, Blue Like Jazz, p. 92.
“About the time I was praying that God would help me find a church, I got a call from Mark, and he said he had a close friend who was moving to Portland to start a church and that I should join him. . . . I could feel that God was answering my prayer, so I went.”*
God answers prayers for fellowship. It’s what He wants for us. Let us not give up meeting together (Hebrews 10:25).
*adapted from Donald Miller, Blue Like Jazz, p. 133-134.
“Five of twelve months last year I prayed God would send me rent. Five of twelve months I received a check in the mail the day the rent was due.”*
Your story can be like his.
Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need (Matthew 6:33).
Donald Miller, Blue Like Jazz, p.188.
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