Prayer Power!

I was working on my next bible study again.  Chapter 12 in Acts.  It was about Peter’s 1^st release from prison.  A group of Christians prayed, and an angel rescued Peter.   As I was reading and praying and writing I began thinking more about prayer.  

Prayer works, faith works.  Prayer brings peace.  If someone asks me why I am so sure God is real, I would have to say, first and foremost, because of prayer.  God answers.  He may say ‘no’ or ‘just be patient’, but he does answer.  Sometimes I have received answers that are just too crazy to be a coincidence.  When my husband and I were still engaged, we ordered several items for the wedding online at different times.  These orders were made on different days spanning a few weeks and ordered from different sellers at different locations.  One night I prayed and poured my heart to God, asking him if this marriage was really what he wanted for me, if it was his will or my own.  The next morning, the very next morning, the doorbell rang, and when I opened the door I was greeted with a pile of boxes.  Everything we had ordered, everything, was sitting on the door step.  Every item ordered on every different day, from every location had arrived all at once.  I stood there for a moment staring at the pile of boxes, I recalled my prayer of the night before and said, “Okay, God, I get it.”  The relationship I have with God is why I know for sure that the bible is real and God is real.  Everything stated in the bible has been true, I can see it in my life and the lives of others.  It would be like asking me if my father was real. 

God is there.  Prayer works.  Peter’s story is a prime example of the power of prayer.  What answers to prayer have you seen in your life?  What clear evidence have you seen, or think you may have seen, that God is here with us every day?  Please leave discussion comments so we can talk about it!  That will be awesome to see everyone’s prayer testimonies!

Philippians 4:6-7  Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.  Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.  Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand.  His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.