the simplest thing..was yet so powerful.

Mark and I had just finished reading our bible for the night, and was talking about how/ways God had revealed hisself to us in the past. And I got to thinking, He has answered many of my prayers within time, along with Mark's. Although, I've never had any *major* big deal problems, or have been supernaturally healed thinking back alot of my prayers have eventually been answered.
Well, after laying down for the night I realized I had a splinter in my baby toe that stung like all get out when I would rub it against the sheets. I turned on the side lamp and started trying to pull it out with my fingers, I stink at getting out any kind of splinters and Mark usually is the one to get them out of the boys or me when I get them, which is not that often.
So go figure, I couldn't get it and so Mark goes into the living room to get the tweezers. As he is looking for them, I decide to ask God for help rubbing on the splinter at the same time. My exact prayer was, Please God help me to get this splinter out, and not even a whole second after seeking him it was out.
Now, I don't know if he a) supernaturally got my splinter out or b) by my rubbing on it at the same time of praying to him it fell out or whatever. But I do know, He totally had me taken care of in his hands, and He indeed hears our prayers! I didn't see the splinter after that, I'm not sure what happened to it.
As I sat there in shock, still rubbing my toe trying to find it again, Mark comes back in the bedroom. Not wanting to tell him because honestly, I thought he wouldn't believe me. He asked what was wrong, and I told him, of course he believed me and we were both near tears because something so awesome had just happened, even though it was so small. :) :)

I'm sharing this because, even though I don't think I could ever forget what happened...blogging about it, I can always recall the exact details. And also, too send the message "seek and you will find" "call and He will answer" It's so true!

A powerful email I recieved from a friend not too long ago:
When We Pray, God Works!
Bishop Donald Hilliard
Two things about prayer are truly amazing: (1) God listens when we pray. "If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer." (See Mk 11:24). You may not have much clout anywhere else, but when you pray God listens. (2) We seldom pray. We've the greatest privilege imaginable - access to the control center of the Universe -- yet we rarely use it. And our lack of prayer surprises God.

Through the prophet Ezekiel He lamented: "I sought for a man among them who would...stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one" (Eze 22:30 NKJV). Upon learning that Sodom and Gomorrah were going to be destroyed, Abraham didn't rush to warn the cities. No, he chose to "[remain] standing before the Lord" (Ge 18:22 NIV). When God said the golden calf warranted a nationwide death penalty for Israel, Moses interceded and saved them. One translation of Exodus 32:11 says, "Moses soothed the face of his God." An obscure priest by the name of Phinehas begged God not to send the plague, and it was checked. (See Ps 106:30 NIV).

You say "Why place such a premium on prayer?" Simple. Because when we work, we work. But when we pray, God works! Scripture attaches breathtaking power to prayer. "When two of you get together on anything...and make a prayer of it, my Father in heaven goes into action" (Mt 18:19 TM). Does any other activity promise such results? Did God call us to preach without ceasing? Or have committee meetings without ceasing? No, but He did call us to "pray without ceasing."