A couple of weeks ago my family and I attended a camp for missionary kids. I really didn’t know anything about this camp or the people that were going. The only thing I knew was that I was going to be one of the oldest “kids” there. I had several petty reasons that I didn’t want to go but off we went to the big city and lots of winding roads along the way.
As the week of camp progressed, God changed my heart. I decided that I was changing my attitude and was going to try to make friends and be myself. I remembered a prayer that I had asked God before we moved to Honduras. I had asked him for a friend that I could connect with easily. One who would understand where I was coming from and one I could share my true feelings with. I have great friends in the United States that I still talk to, but it’s really hard to keep in touch with those people via internet.
Not only did God answer my prayer, but he multiplied the request. At the end of the week, I had met some amazing people, had many laughs, and even opened myself up to a handful of great new friends. The Lord also opened my eyes to people I could connect with right here in my own neighborhood.
Even though I thought God had forgotten my prayer request after almost 9 months of living here, I was wrong. I needed to understand that He does everything in His own timing. The answer may not always be “yes”, sometimes it’s “no” and other times it may be “not yet”. In this situation it was “not yet’. God didn’t forget me or my prayers.
“And if God cares so wonderfully for flowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?” Luke 12:28
