Wednesday, August 31, 2011

A Prayer To Abba


For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, "Abba! Father!" ~ Romans 8:15 (NASB)

Abba Father, there are days that come when we feel so overwhelmed by our life circumstances; by the situations and events we see taking place all around us; by the people in our lives who are often abrasive, deceitful, difficult to love or forgive -- cold and uncaring or just plain too busy for us. 

Things aren’t working out the way we want them to; life isn't turning out the way we’d hoped, dreamed or planned. We cry out to You in desperation, but our voices echo back to us, our tears splash back on our faces and we feel alone in our struggles and our desperate needs. We wonder where You are in the midst of these dark and violent storms, these fiery trials and frightening happenings, these climbs up the steep mountainside......are You listening? Why won’t You answer the cries of Your children? We are anxious and afraid.



Oh, but Abba, You DO hear us and recognize our voices. You are well aware of our circumstances, You know exactly what we need. You see us in our wilderness and You are not surprised to find us there. You are with us, right beside us in the lonely deep, dark pit or in the chaotic and frantic crowd, although we find it hard to see You through our tear soaked eyes, and to hear You and feel Your presence above our rapidly beating hearts, racing minds and shaking bodies. 

Help us to be still and know that You are God, and that You are constantly working behind the scenes in our favor, although we can’t see the work being done nor the fruit of that work as yet. Perhaps You are leading us down a path we don’t want to travel.  Perhaps You are preparing us for something yet to come. Or You are teaching us a hard and painful lesson we don’t wish to learn. You tell us, “Follow Me,” but we are afraid of the destination and the unfamiliar change of scenery. 

Help us, dear Father, to trust You totally and completely, because we know that You are merciful, forgiving and compassionate, always offering us Your amazing grace and unfailing love. You have ransomed us; You know us well, calling us by our names because we are Yours. When we pass through the deep waters, You WILL be with us; when we go through rivers of difficulty in our lives, You WILL NOT let us drown; and when we walk through the fires of oppression, You WILL NOT let them burn us up nor allow the flames to consume us as we fear they will. 




We are so very precious to You and You love us. Help us to remember this, dearest Abba Father, and to not be afraid, no matter what. We ask this in the wonderful Name of Jesus, amen.

Why should the Father bother to call us His children?
Why should the Spirit hear it when we pray?
Why should the Father bother to be concerned with all our needs?
It's all because of what the Son has done
And we cry "Abba Father, Abba Father

Abba Father, Abba Father"
We cry "Abba Father, Abba Father
Abba Father, Abba Father" ~ Why Should The Father Bother? by Petra


4 comments:

  1. Now, reading through - must have missed this post because we were without power from Hurricane Irene! I have to tell you I have that picture framed in my office! I also made bookmarks of it for my Mom's In Touch Group! I actualy took a picture of the box I had with it on it. Do you know the artists' name or where to find it online? Thanks, In His Grace, Dawn (Beneath The Surfac)

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  2. Hi Dawn,

    I've had that picture forever, and I can't remember where I found it or who it's by...but I'll do my best to find out for you.

    Pam

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  3. Ok, as they say at Staples...'that was easy!' Somewhat. The piece of artwork is called, appropriately enough, "He Shall Hear My Voice," by artist C. Michael Dudash. Here's a link to some info on it, Dawn:

    http://www.imagekind.com/He-Shall-Hear-My-Voice-art?IMID=99c58819-485d-4260-b081-22e990337112

    He says that Psalm 55:17 inspired him to paint this. Enjoy!
    Pam

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  4. I may have missed this the first time around, but am comforted to read it today. That scripture is one of my favorite, and I discovered my love of Christian music through Petra - boy that song lyric brought me back. I am always so touched by the way God writes through you Pam. You have been given a wonderful gift my PSF. :)

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