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ABBY AND FRANKIE FIND SOME ANSWERS
(Abby and Frankie meet again at the fence
to see if either of them had found an answer to Abby’s question, “Do you think God wasn’t listening to our prayers?”)
Frankie: Hey Abby! What did your parents think?
Abby: Well, I saw my dad rst. He loves when I ask Him questions about God! He said the Bible verse Jeremiah chapter 29 verses 12–14 (NIV) would help. We looked it up together and it says, “’Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. you will seek me and nd me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,’ declares the LOrD...” So God IS really listening!
FrANKIe: And he wants us to pray and talk to Him.
ABBy: yes, but I still have to wonder why God didn’t stop the hurricane?
FrANKIe: My mom’s answer may help. I found her working in the kitchen and she showed me a picture that was on our wall. It was a painting of Jesus holding a kid’s hand, as they were crossing a river together. The scripture at the bo om was om Isaiah chapter 43 verse 2 (NIV).
It said, “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you...”
She told me that in this Scripture, waters and rivers are a symbol for hard times. The verse says that God is with you through the hard times and when you rely on Him for help, the hard times don’t have to “sweep over you" or get you ozen in fear.
ABBy: So God is listening to our prayers and while He may not take the scary situation away, He will help us through it.
FrANKIe: yes, and we can count on that!
(Abby’s dad came out and started grilling some hotdogs for lunch. Abby and Frankie decided to take a break om the hard stu and play catch. A er lunch both families enjoyed a game of so ball together.)
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