God knows, even before we ask

I did a little teaching over the weekend, both at Calvary and with the Spikes.  I’ve been the chaplain for our minor league baseball team for the past 6 years, and this year is a banner year in terms of Baseball Chapel.

In my prep for chapel, I read through Jesus’ teaching on prayer in Matthew 6.  I was focused on the part where he says that if we forgive others, God forgives us; if we don’t, he won’t forgive us.  But something caught my eye, and God proved himself Sunday afternoon.

Just before he teaches the disciples the now famous Lord’s Prayer (shouldn’t it really be called Our Prayer?) he says that repetitive babbling on in prayer is useless.  It’s ok to be succinct; God already knows what we need, even before we ask it.

That didn’t come up in chapel, but it landed squarely with Team Sublett.  We’ve got some adoption news (that will be breaking soon, but not tonight!) and one of the immediate needs is $1000 to retain a lawyer.  Kim hadn’t even told me about it Sunday morning.  But the letter was waiting for us when we got home from a wedding Saturday night.  (that’s another blog post, coming this week–great wedding!)

Levi and I beat Kim and the girls home from church Sunday afternoon, and there was a gift resting against the front door.  It was a plaque that read, “May this home always be too small to hold all our family and friends” and there was a note attached.  Along with the card, there was a check.

You guessed it.  Boom goes the dynamite!

Even before I knew to ask, God delivered.  I am blown away by the support and generosity of our friends.  I can’t tell you how many people have stepped in to partner with Team Sublett in our adoption adventure.  we are immensely thankful for the people who have blessed us.  God has done some crazy wonderful things to make our family grow, and he’s not done with us yet.

All I can do is throw my hands up in praise and thanksgiving, and say Yes, Lord, whatever you want!