Out in The Ocean

by | Jun 13, 2012 | Diane's Posts | 6 comments

This morning the two-year old is looking for Nant Ninny (Aunt Cindy).

“Where Nant Ninny?” asks T.

“On a boat”, I say.

“Boat? Where?”

“Way out in the Ocean”

“Oh, No!” he responds, then turning to the ocean he yells, “NINNNNYYYYYY!”

The ocean seems so vast and infinite. It is a place that he is not allowed to adventure into alone. Yet Ninny was out there – somewhere in the great beyond, and he couldn’t see her.

We laugh; it is difficult to understand that just because you can’t see someone, doesn’t mean they are gone forever.

I think I feel that way about prayer sometimes. I call out to God but He seems to be out in a boat, waaaaaaayyyyy out in the middle of an infinite ocean where I cannot reach him.

David knew this feeling as well.

“Hear my cry, O God; Give heed to my prayer. From the end of the earth I call to Thee, when my heart is faint; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” Psalms 61:1-2

But then the man after God’s own heart continues with facts about who God is, not how it feels.

You are my refuge, you are my strength against my enemy, you hear, you are my inheritance, you prolong my life, I abide before you forever. paraphrased from Psalms 61:3-8

Sometimes when God seems so very far away from the struggles that we are feeling, then it is time to pray facts about who He is instead of facts about where we are.

He doesn’t need us to remind Him of who He is, we need to remind ourselves of who He is. This is call worship. It is simply recalling, and re-calling to mind who He is into our situation.

You Lord God, are the great I AM, and there is nothing too difficult for you! Amen

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Diane W. Bailey

Diane W. Bailey is the founder of The Consilium – an online community of wisdom and purpose for women over 45 years of age. She is a published author. Her books include String of Pearls – From Tears to Treasure, and 30 Days To A Better Stepfamily. She creates her own line of precious metals bracelets. Diane lives in the Deep South with her husband Doc. Together they have created a stepfamily, each having two stepchildren and two birth children, and share three grandchildren, one black lab named Charlie and one long haired tabby cat named Lil Girl. Diane’s passion is to encourage women to be all God has created them to be by pressing past fear and daring to live life as an adventure. Some of her life adventures include traveling to Israel, speaking, entrepreneurship and backyard farming with Doc. She loves Gumbo, fried shrimp and seeing all sunsets across water.
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6 Comments

  1. Susan Stilwell
    Susan Stilwell on June 13, 2012 at 10:47 am

    A profound word: pray facts about who He is instead of facts about where we are.
    Thanks, Di!

    • dianewbailey
      dianewbailey on June 14, 2012 at 3:04 pm

      Thank you, Susan. Worship is a foundational lesson God taught me years ago. It is funny how the mind leaks and needs to recall the lessons once learned.

  2. Denise
    Denise on June 13, 2012 at 4:37 pm

    Amen, very well said.

  3. Denise J. Hughes
    Denise J. Hughes on June 14, 2012 at 2:42 pm

    Yes, that IS what prayer sometimes feels like. I’m glad to know I’m not alone when it comes to long periods of waiting in prayer, feeling like God is somewhere waaaaay out there.

    I’m going to She Speaks and Allume this year for the first time. I hope to meet you there! 🙂

    • dianewbailey
      dianewbailey on June 14, 2012 at 3:04 pm

      Thank you for commenting Denise Hughes. I’m looking forward to meeting you!

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