Agonizing Prayers

When the heart is in agony it suddenly knows how to pray. God hears the urgent prayers of mothers for sick or straying children.

Matthew 15:28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

God hears the prayers for cancer patients. Those who lose loved ones find comfort that only Jesus gives. 

We must trust God with our agonies. That means wrap them up and hand them to Him. When we are weak, then are we made strong in Him. 

Seventeen years ago, scared to death in a recovery room after cancer surgery, my agonizing prayer was simple. "Lord, what's going to happen to me?"

That's when I felt His tender arms wrap around me. That's when I said, "Lord, live or die, have Your way in my life." That's when peace and assurance filled me with hope.