Greater things are yet to come: The Prayer

Aron Rolston " My tragedy was the greatest blessing of my life, to have been a part of a miracle is something I wouldn't give back to have my hand again." Aron Rolston is rock climber who had to amputate his own hand to survive. My reaction to his quote is wow...wow.

When I was fifteen years old, I attended a youth trip in Kansas. On the drive up there I sat in the front seat and while everyone slept I kept our youth pastor company. I don't remember any of the conversations but I do remember at 2:00 am we stopped to pray. My youth pastor was a friend of our family and he knew divorce ran rampant in our family.

I remember as if it was yesterday, he turned to me and said, "Marisol, I am going to pray for your marriage." I answered in a shout, "What, I'm not going get married!". He said, "I'm going to pray for your future marriage that you will be the one to break the chain of divorce in your family." I have told this story hundreds of times and each time I told it I felt protected. I am the second to youngest of five daughters in our family and I have been married the longest, 16 years. My younger sister comes in second within 10 months behind me, both our marriages have been hit hard this past year and I do believe it's a spiritual warfare. The enemy doesn't want to see that prayer come to pass, but God has already won the battle.

Isaiah 55:11 So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.

Beck Weathers is best known for the 1996 Everest disaster. During the climb he was left for dead, but survived with severe frost bite. He lost his right arm, his left hand, parts of his feet, and his nose was amputated and reconstructed. He is happier and more peaceful after his tragedy. "Would I love to have my hands back? Sure. Would I like to have my hands back enough to go back to who I was? No." quote from Beck Weathers. Another, wow!

Today God showed me the purpose that my youth pastor prayed for me on that dark highway. It was a prayer to protect my marriage from the trials of today. God wants us all to prosper and have hope for the future. I would like to thank my former youth pastor for being obedient that faithful night. I want to thank our Lord Jesus for this trial in our life, better things are yet to come.

If you are going through some trials or storms in your life, be still and trust God is working. Both these men should have been dead, but God had something better in store for their lives.

Marisol