The Desires of Your Heart
“If ye abide in me and my words abide in you, ye
shall ask what ye will and it shall be done
unto you.” John 15:7
After serving in our first church for twelve years, God moved us to Eastern
North Carolina to serve in a small church in a farming community. We found
it hard to adjust to the new customs of the “down-Easterners”. After many
months had gone by, my husband was invited back to our former church to help
them celebrate Homecoming Day. I was thrilled at the thought of seeing old
friends again and being able to visit with my parents.
I really wanted a new outfit to wear on that special day at our old church.
Our finances would not stretch to allow that purchase so I just talked it
over with my Lord. I prayed, “Lord, thank you for the opportunity to go back
to Cherryville again. I sure would love to have a new dress to wear. You
know how sparse my wardrobe is and I know you can make it possible for me to
have something new for that occasion.” I did not really ask Him to give me a
new dress; I just expressed how much I would like to have one.
Several weeks went by and one afternoon the telephone rang. Two of the women
of the church were on the line and they told me that God had told them to
buy me a new outfit with the extra money they had made tying tobacco
that fall. They had already bought it and brought it home with them and they
wanted me to come over and try it on to see if I liked it and if it would
fit. I squealed my delight and told her that if God told them to buy it for
me then I knew it would fit because He knew my size!
I was right. I put on that new brown knit suit, with a suede jacket and it
fit to a “T”. I did not have to hem it, take in the shoulders, or move any
buttons. I felt that I was dressed in love when I wore my new suit on
Homecoming Sunday.
My God had taken care of my desires in a wonderful way and kept His promise
to hear and answer the prayers of His children.
Audren Mullen