As Events Unfold

Then the man bowed down his head and worshipped the Lord. (Genesis 24:26)
In Genesis 24, Abraham sent his servant to find a wife for Isaac. After asking God for help, the servant set out on his journey to find a wife for Abraham's son. When it became obvious that God was answering his prayer and leading him to the right girl, he didn't wait for the final outcome, he thanked God as the events unfolded.
May I say, our lives are constantly in process, and our prayers are always in the process of being answered, according to the Lord's will and time table. Note! not our will or time table but His. So why wait to thank God? If you have started praying over a concern, pray with thanksgiving. If you begin to wonder why God delays His answer, thank Him for His timing. If you sense Him answering your prayers, thank Him for the first fruits of His grace. And when the answer is fully apparent, rejoice in His goodness and thank Him for His providence and provision.
E. M. Bonds said, "Giving thanks is the very life of prayer. It is its fragrance and music, its poetry and its crown." Are you praying with thanksgiving, when making your request known to Him? Are you praising Him while praying? Are you believing Him for answered prayer? Is your heart fully devoted to Him alone? You think about that child of God, I know that I need to think about it as well. "Neither prayer, nor praise, nor the hearing of the Word will be pleasant or profitable to persons who have left their hearts behind them." (C. H. Spurgeon)


It's not what you do...it's who you are in Christ.