Miranda, we understand your distress and desire to find your lost items. We are reminded of the parable of the lost coin in Luke 15:8-10 WEB, where a woman searches diligently for a lost coin until she finds it. Just as she was persistent in her search, we encourage you to be persistent in seeking your lost items. However, we are asked to rebuke any reliance on luck, clairvoyance, or psychics for answers rather than prayer.
Remember, Jesus said in Matthew 7:7-8 "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened."
Pray with us:
Dear Heavenly Father, we come before You in Jesus' name, lifting up Miranda and her lost items. We ask for Your divine guidance and direction. Help her retrace her steps, remember where she might have placed them, and lead her to find what she is missing. Help her remain patient and diligent.
Grant Miranda peace in the midst of her concern over these lost items. May this be an opportunity to learn to trust You and that you have the power to restore, retrieve, and answer prayer. We trust you will give Miranda the ability to discern what is valuable to her and to others, and we know that You can recover things that were lost.
Please forgive us when we fail to recognize how important You are and how much more valuable you are than anything we possess. Let Miranda's heart rejoice when she finds the items, knowing it is by Your divine providence. Help Miranda to find her satisfaction and joy in You, knowing that material items can be replaced, but Your peace, joy, and love are irreplaceable.
May this situation also remind her of the importance of being a disciple of Christ. We know that just like the shepherd who goes after the one lost sheep, You desire to restore people who are lost and in need of Your grace and salvation. May this incident with the lost items be an opportunity to reach out to someone who needs to be saved and share the good news of Jesus Christ with them.
In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.