God spoke to me this morning...oh, not in an audible voice, but a knowing...but still, I knew it was from Him. You see, I have been struggling with a question for some time and I believe that He gave me the answer this morning. The question is "Is it alright to tell others when you are struggling financially or should you only trust God? I have had several people tell me what they think...some think that you should never tell people your financial stuggles, that you should trust God to do this...some believe that it is alright to tell one or two people...so, what is the right answer? I am reading the book "A Gentle Thunder" by Max Lucado right now. I believe that chapter 18 has the answer, for me, at least. The chapter is about the first miracle of Jesus - the turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana of Galilee. Max points out that Mary brought the problem to Jesus before anyone else. That is what God wants us to do - to brings our problems to Him before we talk to anyone else about them. God will let us know what He wants us to do. He might tell us to talk to someone about it...he might tell us to trust Him...He might tell us to do something specific...He might even tell us who He wants us to talk to...the thing is, when you hear Him speak to you, make sure you do exactly what He tells you to do. Jesus told the servants to fill the pots with water. Then, he told them to draw some out and present it to the master of the feast. Max suggests that Jesus did not turn the water into wine until after the servants obeyed Him and drew it out to present it to the master of the feast. He waited to see if they would obey Him or not. Maybe the reason we don't get what we pray for is because we don't obey God as to how He wants to do it. The other thing is that just because He answers one way once, it doesn't necessarily mean that He will answer that way the next time. So, we must take our problems to Him every time and listen for His answer. Yes, we must listen too. And then, do what He tells us to do.