Tangled threads

He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber.
Psalm 121:3

We pray because prayer opens up the floodgates of God's infinite grace
and power to flow towards a person in need. God can act without prayer,
but He chooses to operate within the boundaries of human will and
invitation. With each prayer, He allows us to participate in His work on
earth.

Leonard Ravenhill once said about prayer, 'One might estimate the
weight of the world, tell the size of the celestial city, count the stars
of heaven, measure the speed of lightning, and tell the time of the rising
and setting of the sun - but you cannot estimate prayer power. Prayer is
as vast as God because He is behind it. Prayer is as mighty as God because
He has committed Himself to answer it.'

A sign in a cotton factory read: 'If your threads get tangled, send
for the foreman.' One day a new worker got her threads tangled. The more
she tried to disentangle them, the worse the situation grew. Finally, she
sent for the foreman. He asked, 'Why didn't you send for me earlier?' She
replied, 'I was doing my best.' He answered, 'No, your best would have
been to send for me.'

When we face a tough situation, our first response should be to ask
for God's help. He longs to be our helper and to untangle the threads of
our lives.

It is such a comfort to drop the tangles of life into God's hands and
leave them there.

From: JeanAustria@astec-power.com

Shang Yi

DEI GRATIA
Lord Jesus, let me know myself and know You and desire nothing save only You.
Let me deny myself and love You. Let me humble myself and exalt You.
Let me think of nothing except You. Let me die to myself and live in You.
Let me accept whatever happens as from You. Let me banish self and follow You, and ever desire to follow You.
-- St. Augustine