Praying Angel

Praying Angel

Faith in Angels

           I believe in angels.  I’ve experienced quite a few angelic intercessions in my life, and so believe firmly that angels do exist.  In fact I wrote a book on the subject.  See below.  In each instance, I felt overwhelming gratitude for my angel’s help, and fortunate to be the recipient of such awesome, generous blessings. 

            However, in my mind, as well as in the minds of many others, the question arises as to why these guardian angels do not intercede more often in our lives?  Wouldn’t we love it if they did?  And aren’t there numerous occasions when we feel that we certainly could use a guardian angel right now, and where is s/he?  It sure feels disappointing when nothing and no one shows up, and we have to muddle through on our own.  At such times, most of us have a tendency to lose faith, as well as wonder if we simply had not imagined the prior angelic help in the first place.   

            I know many people can attest to seeing an angel, or being guided by or greatly helped by angelic intercession.  These experiences always contain elements of the miraculous and leave us awestruck.  Ask almost anyone around you, and you will find that frequently they have a miraculous story to tell.  Such experiences are not unusual. 

            Sometimes I do wonder if my angel has abandoned me.  I’ve had numerous hard times when I longed for an angelic visit, but received a no-show instead.  I’ve also had times when my faith was shaken because of the irritating silence that greeted my prayers.  It is the oldest of stories.  Even Jesus on the cross cried out, asking why God had forsaken him. 

            So the question comes back to why angels do not intercede more often.  I think there is more than one answer to this question.   

            For one thing, I believe we are always heard.  No prayer or plea ever goes unnoticed.  However, on many occasions, when I felt abandoned, it was only with the passage of time that I was able to look back and see connections between certain events.  I came to see how what felt like a hardship had to occur in order for some other fortuitous event to result, thus realizing that Spirit had, indeed, stepped in.  And invariably I would become extremely gratedful.  My faith was renewed once again.

            Also, be aware that the angels are never permitted to interfere with our choices.  We humans have the option of choice at all times.  So if we sincerely pray for help, and then go ahead and decide on our own to take a specific action, the angels cannot interfere with that.   No matter whether our choice of action was a good one or a bad one.  That’s why the best prayers are when we let go, do nothing, and just simply give up.  At these times, we are more likely to see prayers favorably answered, and maybe even realize an angelic intercession. 

            I want to mention a couple of matters in regard to the above.  One is that we have total free choice, but the angels do not.  I am not sure how much ‘free choice’ is available to them; but whether it is only a little or some or none at all, they are not permitted to interfere with our choices.

            Also, we, as human beings, have a lot more power at our disposal than we give ourselves credit for.  We are gifted with intelligence, imagination, intuition, and feelings, and all these can serve us greatly.  Of course, much depends on how we choose to use our gifts.  Sometimes we don’t use them well and sabotage our own best interests.  However, many things that trouble us can be resolved on our own. 

            We have not been put in this world as hapless, helpless beings, without resources to help us survive and prosper.  As I stated above, we have a lot more at our disposal than we often are willing to acknowledge. 

            Another matter to consider when you are feeling abandoned by your guardian angel is the matter of control.  We love maintaining control over what is happening or will happen.  This ties in with the subject of choice, as discussed above.  If we are praying for an answer, but feel that we need to take control and do something on our own in order to resolve the problem, then it is very unlikely that an angelic intercession will occur.  Again, the best prayers are when we let go and let God.

            One other self-sabotaging utility we resort to is telling Spirit what to do and how to solve our problem.  This weakens a prayer greatly.  Letting go of control can be a big challenge for many.  Spirit does not need your help in solving problems, least of all instructions from you.  It is to your advantage to just let go and let Spirit do Its work.  This almost always turns out much better than we mere mortals could ever imagine.  I know I have been awestruck on occasion by how some unhappy matter got resolved after praying hard on it.  The resolution usually came from a source I never would have anticipated on my own.  And always the resolution was better than anything I could have imagined.

            So, these may be some of the reasons our guardian angel does not show up as often as we would like.  Bear in mind that the responsibilities of the angels are to protect, comfort and guide.  They are not to take charge of your life and make decisions for you.  That may happen, usually when you least expect it, and usually in a situation where you require supernatural intercession.  But certainly this is not something to be expected all the time.

            Keep in mind that you always have angels all around you who know of you and who love you.

About the Author

Sandra L. Lerner is the author of Connecting with Your Guardian Angel. See www.connectingwithyourguardianangel.com.
She also has written several articles on various topics that have been recently published on the web.

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