Answered prayer

Does God ever catch you by surprise? I don't know why after walking with Him for 11 years I can be caught off guard by His care, His love. Isn't that who He is and so wouldn't that be natural for Him? And yet...sometimes...sigh....

My dear friend, Melissa, called me tonight just to say hi and see how things were going. We talked for a while and then she prayed for me and I prayed for her. And it was just sweet. We had a prayer journal that we kept several years back and in it she had asked the Lord to bring her a true friend and I remember a while back her saying that I was an answer to that prayer. What she didn't realize was that she too was God's answer to me. I remember before she came to work at Canyon I asked the Lord for a friend who would challenge me in Him and who I was. And that's Mel. That's who she is. And because of that I am blessed.

I needed to talk to her tonight, but more importantly I needed someone who would intercede for me before the throne. Jesus knew exactly what I needed and once again, Melissa was my answer. She was how He cared for me. How He showed His love for me.

So, my dear friend...as we said we're walking similar roads right now and while they are hard...there's great comfort in knowing that we're not alone, that God has blessed us with one another. Praise Him!