This blog post is based off of Nehemiah 2:1-18 from the "New Women's Devotional Bible".
Nehemiah was cupbearer to the king. He was expected to be cheerful in the presence of the king and not to bring his own personal problems to work. But he had a problem. He was in mourning for his city, Jerusalem, that he had heard was destroyed. The king noticed that Nehemiah was downcast. He asked him what was wrong. A cowardly, but obedient cupbearer would have pretended to be fine. But Nehemiah decided to pray quickly for help from God and he then told the king his problem.
When was the last time a problem arose and you quickly thought to say a prayer? I know that for me that isn't something I do off the top of my head. If my not thinking about prayer I usually don't do it in emergencies - something I want to change.
When fear strikes we usually run, hide, lie, or change the subject. We like to avoid fear and we like to do it on our own. How great would it be if our first reaction was to pray for help from God? I'm not sure how Nehemiah had this strategy figured out in his life, but I know that I want to work on this. I want prayer to be my first thought when fear arises.
God is constantly answering prayers. Why not go to Him when we need a quick response as well?
"Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God." Corrie ten Boom
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