Power of Prayer (POP)

Hello www, How are things in your world today? I pray this posting finds you well and happy. Anyone who's acquainted with me (and I want you to be familiar with me, dear reader) knows that I am a Serious Prayer Person (SPP). By this I mean I pray...A LOT. I believe in the POP. Yesterday before I began looking in earnest for a Beachhouse (BH) for my bday, my mom and I prayed that I would find a good place for my friends and I to enjoy, and something that was reasonably priced. My mom threw in, "and safe." Then I began looking on the web. Nothing was working out for my friends and I, at first. The dates were taken. The BH wasn't available for just the weekend. Now, if some other party rented the BH for a week, and that weekend was open, we could have it. I heard many, "Call me later this month," suggestions. My fear was that later they would be booked; people were starting to book their vacations, it's June. So calling later wasn't going to work for me. I searched farther down the coast, and farther up the coast to see if anything would suit our needs. Nothing did. Then there was the whole, "Email the owner," process which just took more time away. Then there was the deposit money. I only had around 300 dollars and most places wanted at least 375 to 500. Remarkably, I kept my faith in God. I knew He was helping me, I just hadn't figured out how He was helping, lol. But I kept thinking positive and knew that something was going to hint me in the direction God wanted me to go. OR, if I wasn't supposed to go to the beach with my friends, I was open to that as well. On one of my calls, I reached a cantankerous owner living in Fl, who had property here in Tx, but he didn't have any BH's I could rent, for the number of people going, or the amount I was willing to pay. Then he said, "Why don't you try staying in a hotel? That would probably be your best bet." Perhaps he was right, so I googled hotels. Hotels.com came up, but when I entered in the information, nothing happened, the site was down. It was then that I just googled businesses in the area I wanted. I thought maybe I could find hotels close to the beach that way. What I found instead was a Bed and Breakfast (a BandB). When I spoke to the owner, Carol, she was v. nice and listened to what I was looking for in a place to stay. She said, "Let me check my calendar for those dates...I know I have a family reunion the first part of the month. It will be a miracle if I have that date open. Yes! I do! Wow, that is a rare thing. I'm usually pretty booked by now. " When she used the words that I put in italics above, I decided to mention how my friends and I were Christians. She said she was Christian also, and invited me to her church. :) At first I didn't think a BandB was going to work for my group, but it turns out it does. AND: for Less money for the time of our stay than the other places; in addition, the deposit was also Less. Needless to say, I reserved the place. I hung up the phone and went into my mom's room and we said a prayer of thanks to God. So, dear reader, I encourage you to pray. Pray for people, and for situations, not just for things. When your prayers are answered, remember to pray a prayer of thanks. The prayer of thanksgiving is almost as important as your supplication. I know my example is about a thing, but that isn't the only thing I pray for, and it shouldn't be all you pray for either. :)