Silly, But Clearly Answered, Prayer

A couple of weeks ago, I was having a self-pitying moment. You know the kind where you just feel sorry for yourself and have a pity-party. Rob's job often entails him taking clients out to dinner or being taken out to dinner by clients. I think this particular week, he had been out to dinner a few times. I began trying to remember the last time I had been out to dinner. Then, I began to try to remember the last time I had been out to dinner without Andrew. I honestly could not remember either in the most recent couple of months. So, I just decided to feel sorry for myself. Poor me.....I never get to go out to dinner......and, I especially never get to go to dinner without Andrew.....I just have it sooo hard. Pretty silly, right!!

I knew my thought processes were absurd, but I could not help feeling sorry for myself. (I try not to let myself get carried away with feeling sorry for myself often because I really know I have a wonderful life!) I decided to allow myself to wallow in my self pity for about an hour. I could think about how terrible my life is, how I never get to go out, how I am always staying at home to be with Andrew, etc. etc. But, after the hour is up, I had to let it go and give it to God. (I find this technique of stewing for a pre-set determined about of time to be very helpful because it gives you a definate end point of being mad, frustrated, self-indulgent, etc).

At the end of my hour of feeling completely sorry for myself I said a little prayer that went something along the lines of, "God, I need you to show up for me today because I am having a particularly bad moment. I really need Rob to walk through the door and offer to take me out to dinner this weekend.....without me saying a word to him about how it has been so long since we have been out to dinner. "

And that was basically it. I gave it to God and really did not think about it for the rest of the day. I also tried to focus on all the positives in my life, since I had just spend a good amount of time thinking about how dreadful my life is......just to cancel the negatives out, you know!

Rob walked in the door that evening and the FIRST thing he said was, "Let's get a babysitter this weekend and go out on a date". I kid you not. I had barely said hello. Praise God and Thank You, were the first thoughts that went through my mind!

WOW! I am still in awe of my little prayer. We had a great time on the date and have since been on another. I know both were an answer to prayer. It just amazes me to know that God loves me enough to answer the smallest, silliest prayer so clearly, even when I am in the middle of a pity-party!