Interesting. . .

Lately I've been wondering how I should be serving, what can I be doing? I know that now my place, my ministry is at home, as a wife and mommy. But I still want to be doing more. I started reading "E.M.Bounds on Prayer." Every time I read that book I never get far, I always get convicted to pray.
He talked about prayers being ineffective unless they reach God's ear. How can we know our prayers reach his ear?
I have been realizing that this is a ministry, another way of serving that I can do. No matter where I am, or what I am doing. I have been trying to pray more, for those close to me. I want to see God working in their lives, and through me and my prayers. I want to KNOW that my prayers have reached God's ear by the answers I see taking place.
So since ministry has been on my mind, and I have been wanting to serve more I was delighted when the youth leader called Janis. Janis told me he would like me to go with him to youth Bible study and that we would talk about family, Christian families and how it is worth waiting for a Christian. In Latvia there is a huge shortage of Christian men, godly men. In churches there are few, if any. It is a common problem that Christian girls are marrying guys who don't know Jesus. It has happened in our church, and it is very sad to see.
We shared tonight about how we met, and talked about how is is better not to even date a person who doesn't know Jesus. We allowed time for questions, and there were LOTS. I was excited to see that God could use us this evening.