Prayer is powerful.

There's a lot I'm praying for. I've been keeping track of my prayers for a little over a year now in a prayer journal (for just about anything...big or small). Some prayers have been answered right away. Some have been answered slowly over time. Some are still not answered from even when I started the journal. I have prayers that are over a 16 months old. God's given me all kinds of answers, too:

"Yes!" :)
"No, but I have something better mind."
"It's time to let it go and surrender it to Me. I will take care of it."

He's answered some prayers in ways that I've never thought before. It's kinda crazy, actually. Ultimately, His Will is done, though. It's just that plain and simple.

And this morning I was looking at my prayer journal, I added two more prayer requests. But as I was looking back at the pages of requests I have presented to God, I noticed a lot of blank spaces under the column that's titled "Date answered." It just keeps piling up...

It made me sad a little bit. I really wasn't a fan of seeing all that white space this morning. Why hasn't God answered these things yet?! I don't understand.

But then I looked at all the answered prayers over the past year. That brought a smile to my face. God is good, and He's done some pretty amazing things just in the past year. Just looking back, I can see that prayer, including the small ones, is powerful! I can only imagine what He's going to in this next year. I can only imagine what He's going to do tomorrow....

Have you prayed today? That's all it take. Just pray. I promise you it'll change your life. HE will change your life. :)