Learning to Make His Way Mine Part 2

One evening I had just finished having dinner but was still feeling a bit hungry. While washing the dishes, I told my mother, “I feel like eating chow mein. In fact, I’m really craving it!” My family usually prefers rice over pasta. So I, being the only pasta lover, usually cook it when I’m in the mood to do so.

That evening, though, I had to remind myself that I had just finished eating and a glass of water should suffice. But evidently, God thought otherwise.

You see, as I was telling my mom about my cravings, God knew the intensity of how my stomach was feeling after this meal.

As simple as this sounds (believe me), I made a big deal about it when my father came home later that night and said, “I brought chow mein for you.” I always make a big deal over God responding to me, especially if other people are involved. It is my way of reminding them that we have a heavenly Father who “will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19, NIV).

I turned that “chow mein moment” into a sermonette for my family. I praised God for hearing me though I did not go out of my way to talk to Him about what was on my mind, yet I realized that He always listens to us.

It might have been a simple, even unspoken, request, but God treated my desire as if it were important. In the process, He reminded me that He is always listening to me. When we pray, He teaches us how to make His way ours.

Having an intimate relationship with God is truly a blessing.

Spending time with God allows for a better understanding of who He is. It allows us to grow with Him and in Him. In any human relationship, we must keep together by communicating. Our relationship with God requires the same: communion with Him. Being careless about our relationship with God has the same result as neglecting those we love and care about. On the other hand, the more time we spend with God, the closer we become. Why not work on our relationship with God just as hard as we set out to work on our relationships with our spouses, families, and friends? As we learn to walk in His ways, we will find Him to be “a friend that sticks closer than a brother” (Proverbs 18:24, NIV).