Isn’t it interesting how small things bring back strong memories? When I look down at my walker, I see the word Guardian printed on one of the metal bars. It is the manufacturer’s logo, but it always reminds me of the nurse who visited my home to evaluate my condition five or six years ago. She wanted to see me use the walker and I was speeding along trying to impress her. She said, “Slow down! Never walk faster than your guardian angel can fly.” I always say that my Lord walks with me, holds my hand and strengthens my knees when I’m on my walker, but for all I know it might be an angel given that duty by God.
Do we have a guardian angel looking after us? I may not know exactly how God has protected me and strengthened me in this life until He tells me all about it when my tour of duty here has ended, but I do know that I am old and wiser now because God protected me when I was young and foolish. There are two scripture passages that come to mind about guardian angels. The first is found in Hebrews 1:14; “Therefore, angels are only servants—spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation.” The other one is found in Matthew 18:10; “Beware that you don’t look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels are always in the presence of my heavenly Father.” Of course, there are also countless examples in the Bible of angels sent from God as messengers or in answer to prayer.
I’ve written before that I can’t understand how I can pray in faith to God for something and then sometimes be surprised by His answer to my prayer. I don’t think it is God’s response that surprises me; I think it is often how He does it that catches me by surprise. A dear friend has been my advocate with the VA for a few years now trying to get me a ramp and power chair so I can get out on my own on a handicap bus or to neighborhood businesses. A beautiful ramp was built in my garage months ago. The custom, state of the art power chair arrived on Friday and I have to include my praise report for it in this blog. The chair is fantastic with a display screen; switches, dials and a joy stick to control movement. It feels like I’m in the pilot seat of a fighter jet. It will take a week or two of daily practice to master it, but once I do it will provide a vast improvement to my lifestyle. I thought I would qualify for the ramp and power chair from the beginning, but I never expected the quality workmanship of them both. Thank you Lord for that persistent friend you placed in my life. ! know every good and perfect gift comes from you. Your will is done on Earth by your angels and our brothers and sisters in Christ.
For the last year, I have been thanking God for hearing and answering my prayer even before I say amen. He has never let me down. When our prayer passes through the Holy Spirit within us we can always be sure it is pleasing to our heavenly Father to grant it; whether it is for others or for ourselves. I pray that like God’s angels you and I will always minister to God’s children here on Earth.