Anyone hear a loud whoop of excitement around 4:30 yesterday afternoon? I confess — it was me :) Our daughter Kelli had called with the news that she had just gotten a job.
Now don’t misunderstand, Kelli has been working since her high school years and supporting herself since her college graduation two years ago, but this was “the job” — you know, the one you finally land in the field you’ve trained for. I started praying for this job for her about three years ago while she was still a senior in college so, yes, I was excited when the answer came. Just ask anyone who’s talked to me or gotten an email from me in the past 24 hours :) What a thrill when those long-term prayers are answered, huh?
Believe it or not, I’m seeing another long-term prayer answered this week, too. Tomorrow I’m headed to my first writers conference ever, the North Texas Christian Writers Conference in the Dallas area. To add to the excitement, I’m going with one of my best friends, Jeneal, who also happens to be a writer. How fun is that?! Thelma and Louise we ain’t, but we’ll still be a couple of crazy writer chicks on the loose :)
Seriously, going to this conference together represents an answer to a prayer I first prayed back in the summer of 1999. I asked God to allow Jeneal and me to go to the Glorieta Christian Writers Conference together at some point in the future. And no, this isn’t Glorieta (one of the biggest and best), but it’s still a great conference. Besides, both of us know we’re not quite ready for the big one yet.
Proverbs 13:19 says “A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul…”. I can certainly attest to that today! How about you? Have you had any long-term prayers answered? If so, I’d love to hear about them and rejoice with you. If not, don’t give up. The answers will come. Our God is faithful!
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