Kirkhaven
24th March 2008, 08:57 PM
I thought this would be a good place to thank the Lord publically for the first prayer He answered in your life.
I was 4 years old at the time and living in Panama (Central America). My dad had been stationed there on a Marine base. Every weekend we would take trips all over to see and experience the culture. One of the things that always fascinated me were the myriad of crucifixes that I would see hanging on walls, or around peoples necks. My best friend even had a cross necklace! But not I.
So one morning I approached my mom and asked her if we could go shopping for one. She merely chuckled over it and said "If God wants you to have one, He would give you one Himself. So why don't you just pray to Him and ask Him for one." So I marched into my room, got on my knees in front of my bed, and asked the Lord for a cross!
My parents belonged to an exotic fish club, where the members would go out to the rivers and streams and catch colorful looking fish and display them in fish tanks. Their group had an expedition planned for July 4th (in fact my parents filmed the excursion--which is before camcorders were invented). We went to this one river/streambed where the water was very clear, and colder than a winters day. It was about a foot and a half deep. With my mask and snorkel, I drifted face down being carried by the gentle current. The bottom of the stream had smooth stones. As I was drifiting downstream, a shiny object caught my eye! This area of Panama was famous for Pirates centuries before, so I thought it could be some long lost treasure! As I backed up and peered down I saw a silver cross, it was inlaid with turqouise. Snatching it up I went to the shore to inspect it. It had once been a crucifix, but the Corpus was missing. But however you look at it, the Lord had answered the simple prayer of a young boy. Indeed, I had found a great treasure that day! To this day I thank God for such a small, but effective blessing.
I was 4 years old at the time and living in Panama (Central America). My dad had been stationed there on a Marine base. Every weekend we would take trips all over to see and experience the culture. One of the things that always fascinated me were the myriad of crucifixes that I would see hanging on walls, or around peoples necks. My best friend even had a cross necklace! But not I.
So one morning I approached my mom and asked her if we could go shopping for one. She merely chuckled over it and said "If God wants you to have one, He would give you one Himself. So why don't you just pray to Him and ask Him for one." So I marched into my room, got on my knees in front of my bed, and asked the Lord for a cross!
My parents belonged to an exotic fish club, where the members would go out to the rivers and streams and catch colorful looking fish and display them in fish tanks. Their group had an expedition planned for July 4th (in fact my parents filmed the excursion--which is before camcorders were invented). We went to this one river/streambed where the water was very clear, and colder than a winters day. It was about a foot and a half deep. With my mask and snorkel, I drifted face down being carried by the gentle current. The bottom of the stream had smooth stones. As I was drifiting downstream, a shiny object caught my eye! This area of Panama was famous for Pirates centuries before, so I thought it could be some long lost treasure! As I backed up and peered down I saw a silver cross, it was inlaid with turqouise. Snatching it up I went to the shore to inspect it. It had once been a crucifix, but the Corpus was missing. But however you look at it, the Lord had answered the simple prayer of a young boy. Indeed, I had found a great treasure that day! To this day I thank God for such a small, but effective blessing.