Pat, I need prayer now!

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Apr
9

Praying for things that you want gives you an opportunity to affirm your worthiness. If you don’t love yourself, you will find all kinds of excuses not to ask for what you want or to DEFLECT your good when it comes. This is also called self-sabotage. Asking God for what you want is an affirmation that you desire and deserve good in your life.

If you love, honor, value and appreciate yourself, you will know that you deserve to ask God for health, peace of mind, happiness, success, healthy relationships, wealth and love. You will be open to all things good that come into your life and support your well-being.

I would like to share a story about a friend who called me and asked for prayer this morning. Larry and I spend time together in the morning discussing the plans for the day and expressing our gratitude for our many blessings. Larry had just finished sharing a dream that he had that night (which he will share in his part of the blog) and we were talking about the importance of asking God for help when the phone rang.

I know now it was Spirit because I answered the phone on the 2^nd ring and I don’t usually answer the phone during my time with Larry in the morning. I could hear the desperation and panic in my friend’s voice when she said hello. She said, “Pat, I am so glad you answered the phone, I need prayer NOW.” I said, “OK what’s going on?” She told me that she had to make a phone call in 5 minutes with an important decision about her career and she didn’t know what to do.

I listened and allowed her to share her feelings of anger, being overwhelmed, fear, confusion and panic. When she had vented and calmed down some, we prayed together and we did EFT tapping. We prayed for guidance and clarity.

When we were done, I asked her if she had read our blog from last week about the power of prayer and she said, “Yes, that is what prompted me to call you and ask for prayer. I said, “I don’t usually answer the phone in the morning.” She said, “I know you don’t and it is a miracle that you answered the phone today.” She started to cry and I sensed they were tears of gratitude because she experienced a miracle and knew she was loved and cared for by God. She said, “I now know there is a bigger picture.” I encouraged her to see this as an opportunity for her to set her boundaries and stand up for herself, rather than feeling like a victim and blaming others.

I asked her to call and let me know the outcome of the phone call that she was about to make. When she called me back a little while later, I could hear the strength and confidence in her voice. She was able to clearly speak her truth and get her needs met. We both knew it was the POWER OF PRAYER and that she had the courage to ask for help when she needed it.

After our conversation, I asked myself, “Why do we often wait until we are desperate to ask for help from God or another and experience a miracle?” Could it be our pride or that we feel unworthy? Could it be that we don’t want to bother another or God? Are we afraid of what others will think of us? Are we afraid of being judged or rejected? I am sure there are many reasons why we don’t ask for help when we need it. What are yours?

I recently came across a poem called “I AM THERE” by James Dillet Freeman. “Do you need me? I am there. You cannot see Me, yet I am the light you see by. Only in absolute stillness, beyond self, can you know Me as I am, and then but as a feeling and a faith. Yet I am there. Yet I hear. Yet I answer. When you need me, I am there.”

Larry

During one of our conversations about prayer, I mentioned to Pat that I have difficulty praying to God about someone who is very sick or dying or is going through a difficult time, etc. I refer to this as a “petition prayer”.

If I believe that everything we encounter in our lives is for our highest good, then, asking God to intervene would be asking God to change his/her assessment. Would this mean that I knew what was better for that person than God did? I will send love and light energy trusting that this will help the person in their predicament, but I won’t ask for them to get well or the difficult times to pass.

I had a couple of incidents last week when I asked God for help. One was in a dream and the other one was with my part-time job. In my dream, I had just climbed to the top of a cliff. When I got to the top, I turned around and looked down. I wasn’t sure that I would be able to climb down again. I started to climb down and noticed a large cloth something like a sheet or bedspread hanging down the side of the cliff, so I grabbed hold of it and used it as leverage to help me climb down. Suddenly the cloth began to tear. As I looked up at the edge of the cliff, I noticed a metal cross in the ground. As the cloth tore away, I grabbed onto the cross and began to pull myself up. Then to my horror the cross began to bend from my weight. I was really frightened now and yelled out, “God I could really use some help here.” Then I noticed a small tree growing near the edge of the cliff. It was small enough for me to get my hand around it as I pulled myself up to safety. I’m not sure what dreams mean or what value they have al though this dream helped me to realize how important it is to allow Spirit into our lives to help us through the difficult times.

I manage a vacation rental here on Maui. I was working at my desk yesterday paying some bills and working on files. I had a deposit check from folks who will be staying at the condo in the near future. I put the check in a special place on my desk so I wouldn’t lose it. I finished my work and turned off my laptop computer. I collected the material I had been working on and looked at the place where I had placed the check. It was gone. I looked everywhere and couldn’t find it. This was the worst scenario I could imagine and I wasn’t sure what to do.

I took a minute to sit down at my desk, collect my thoughts and calm down. I said, “God I could really use your help. I don’t know what happened to that check.” Then a thought came to me immediately. “Look under your laptop.” Sure enough, the check was there under my computer in the back. Some folks may think that this was a coincidence. I think it was asking and being open to receiving a gift from the energy of light and love. Just like my dream, I was hanging off that cliff and love consciousness had my back. Love always has our back. All we need to do is ask and be open to receive.

If you are standing at a crossroads in your life and fear is your only companion and you are not sure which road to take (whether it be confronting an addiction, an abusive relationship, terminal illness, passing of a loved one), is it time for you ask for help?

Learning to ask for help when you need it and trusting an energy far more powerful than you have ever known is the answer. Take that first step because Love has your back and we are never alone.