New news to my heart

For awhile now I have had a certain scripture on my mind. One I have read and heard of numerous times. I've always had a understanding of what I thought it meant, and I still do just a reaffirmed view I think. The scripture is praying without ceasing, 1 Thes 5:17. For me this means just a constant prayer in your heart throughout the day. Rather it be just a thank you or a person that comes to mind and you pray. It's automatic, you just start talking to God without thinking. I do this all the time, yes sometimes I am talking to myself but I include God with my thanksgiving. 

Which brings me to my other point with this scripture. I have been praying the same prayer, just nearly word for word about my mom to God. I'm sure after a few months He knows what I'd like or how I want my prayer answered, He's God, doesn't really need reminding. Well anyway, one day while praying, Lord please let my mom have a peace, let her know all is good and she is ok, and not be sad. Well as I'm saying this prayer it's like God says, I know what your mother needs, my will, will take care of her, but these words are for you. WOW!! Amazing and true. I needed just what I have been praying for my mom. Now I just say thank you for my mom and God whatever your will, I will be ok. See He had answered my prayer I just wasn't listening. The Lord uses not only people, dreams, His word but He also uses our words, if we will just take a moment and be silent. 

I had read about how kids remind their parents of what they need over and over when the parent knows what their needs are. I do remind God of His word, not sure that I need to but I do. I believe if we hand over to Him what our need is and allow Him to work and just say thank you, we will be ok. It's very hard for me because I want to help God, I want in my time but this is not how God works. So I feel a constant prayer, or just a simple thank you God is our way of making our hearts stronger for Him, it gives us more faith and also helps us to listen. 

I drive and thank God for so many things, I look out my window and just thank Him for my eyes, I look at pictures and I'm so thankful for the people in them. Sometimes what we think others need is exactly what we need. I still want peace for my mom, but I know God knows this now. I'm learning it for myself some to. When we pray without thinking to pray, this is a conversation with our Lord, this is my praying without ceasing. I'm not saying stop praying for what you need/ want, I'm just saying make sure you thank God and take time to listen. This has brought new news to my heart. God knew I needed this opened in a new way to me, each of us learn or understand things differently that's what makes us, we'll us.