A Card and Prayer

<p>The recently widowed woman was growing concerned. To collect some vital funds from an insurance policy, she needed key information about the accident that had taken her husband&rsquo;s life. She had talked to a police officer who said he&rsquo;d help her, but then she lost his business card. So she prayed, pleading with God for help. A short time later, she was at her church when she walked by a window and saw a card&mdash;the policeman&rsquo;s card&mdash;on a windowsill. She had no idea how it got there, but she knew <em>why</em>.</p> <p>She took prayer seriously. And why not? Scripture says that God is listening for our requests. &ldquo;The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,&rdquo; Peter wrote, &ldquo;and his ears are attentive to their prayer&rdquo; (1 Peter 3:12).</p> <p>The Bible gives us examples of how God responded to prayer. One is Hezekiah, the king of Judah, who became ill. He&rsquo;d even received word from Isaiah, a prophet, saying he was going to die. The king knew what to do: he &ldquo;prayed to the <span style="font-variant-caps: small-caps">Lord</span>&rdquo; (2 Kings 20:2). Immediately, God told Isaiah to give the king this message from Him: &ldquo;I have heard your prayer&rdquo; (v. 5). Hezekiah was granted fifteen more years of life. </p> <p>God doesn&rsquo;t always answer prayers with things like a card on a windowsill, but He assures us that when difficult situations arise, we don&rsquo;t face them alone. God sees us, and He&rsquo;s with us&mdash;attentive to our prayers. </p>