by Charleen Burghardt
“How will I manage without my phone?” he said in a panic.
My husband and I recently visited the Olympic Peninsula on vacation in Washington state. We followed the shoreline, walking along the isolated driftwood-covered coast and enjoying the scenery.
Olympic Peninsula
As we returned to our vehicle to leave, my husband noticed his phone was gone. No phone.
“How will I manage without my phone?” he said in a panic.
He knew he had used it to take pictures, but couldn’t find it after backtracking his steps along the shore. He worried. His phone contained essential and irreplaceable business information. Uncovering a three-by-six electronic device on a stone-strewn waterfront seemed impossible.
“Lord, help us find his phone,” I prayed shamelessly and persistently, much like Jesus’ story of the man who came to a neighbor at night to ask for bread. He persevered until the neighbor finally got up and gave him some (Luke 11:5-13).
Lord, help us find his phone.
After I prayed, I reminded myself of a similar experience when my son lost his passport. He scoured his luggage, the house, and the car for the travel document—all to no avail.
Finally, he got on the plane without his passport. We earnestly prayed to locate it for over five months. A good Samaritan reached out through Facebook Messenger. He had found the passport and told us where to pick it up.
But where was my husband’s phone?
With the recovery of our son’s passport on our minds, we continued to pray for the phone to show up. We combed the beach back and forth, looking for the mobile device.
I remembered Jesus’ words, “And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you” (Luke 11:9 NLT).
But I also trusted that God would provide another way if we didn’t find it.
I passed a young couple with a dog and commented on our predicament.
“Oh, we found it.” They pointed to a rock structure. “We put it on the ledge.”
Checking the backside of a seven-foot boulder, we discovered the phone on an outcropping. In our quest, we had searched the ground but failed to gaze up.
We failed to look up.
Relief and thankfulness flooded us.
God always awaits our prayers and desires to hear them, even when our requests are minor. Look up when you need help.
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DEVOTION BY Charleen Burghardt POSTED 8/27/2024 6:00:01 AM ON Luke 9:11 NLT POSTED TO THE Spirit & Trust Devotion
God really worked in those situations!
Thanks for reminding us that He is ALWAYS listening!