He does listen and He will answer

Ok, I think I had one of the best, most exceptional experiences with prayer today than I have had in a long time.   Situations in the past have had me falling to my knees and asking my Heavenly Father for help, protection and guidance, and it was through those experiences that I knew there is a Father in Heaven who does listen to us.

But one thing I've learned since starting to wait for Trent is we have to continually be building on that knowledge, we cannot continue to rely on something that happened in the past.

Anyway, I had a decent day today, the sky was blue with white fluffy clouds, sure it was a little warm but as I looked around me I had been so thankful for the beautiful summer day (I should have taken advantage of it and gone swimming, but that's another story).  I got off work 2 hours early because it was slow and they didn't need me, I bought myself a new pair of earbuds (because mine had been ripped apart by the cupboard handle at work) then I headed home to find my weekly letter from Trent on the counter.  WITH PICTURES!!!

So yeah, my day was going pretty great.  And after my nap, I sat down with some food and prepared to fool around on my computer until I could spend time with my mom and younger sister.  After about 5 minutes of my computer having issues it completely shut off.  Which, unfortunately is normal and it has been doing this since about mid December.  So, very annoyed I turned it back on so I could go back to my activity, albeit very frustrated that I had to wait to let the dang thing reboot.   The next thing I saw though sent me into a total panic, when I saw what most call the blue screen of death.
Yes, that ugly darkish blue screen that usually signifies my computer has crashed.  I did have one thread of hope when I notice it said that it had failed to start up.  So I started following the recommended options while hoping that i hadn't lost all my files.  There are things currently on my computer I can never replace if it crashes.  Like the recording Trent made for me right before he left on his mission, my resume, all my music etc.  So, it started doing it's thing to try and save my files and fix the problem.

And I waited, & waited, & waited...
And waited some more.
Got a drink and kept waiting.  So I decided to continue reading Trent's letters to pass the time.

But as I read I became more anxious and upset because I realized I could have very easily lost all the files on my computer.  And there are some files on my computer that I would be devastated if I was to lose them.  So finally after waiting for a good hour I finally went to the Lord and asked him to fix my computer because of the reasons mentioned above.  And in my heart, something told me He could fix my stupid 4 year old laptop that has given me issues for at least the last year.   And a few minutes later, my computer completely shut off.  I tried turning it on without response, and I quickly became frustrated because I thought this was the end of the computer. But then the thought came to plug in my charger, and try again.

The next thing I knew my computer booted up and my login screen with my name and the picture of Trent and I came up.  I typed in my password and  Viola!!! Everything came up, not one thing was lost or missing.  I immediately started to cry and profusely thanked my Father in Heaven for looking out for me and fixing my computer.

It was then I had the very powerful reminder that He's always there, and He's always listening and will answer the sincerest prayers.  He want's us to be happy and what matters to us, matters to Him.  I'd always heard that last statement,  but it had never hit home as hard as it did this afternoon.

So prayer, add a little faith that He can come through and it works. It really does!!
So once again I'm going to say that I am so very thankful for a Heavenly Father who loves me, gives me beautiful summer mornings, my family, who fixes computers and who watches out for me.  I love Him so much and I'm thankful that I know He is there and that I can develop a close and personal relationship with Him.

And for some reason this post made me think of this song by Cherie Call: Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPbhvQMtIJw