{"id":1072,"date":"2011-06-15T15:22:26","date_gmt":"2011-06-15T19:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phatherphil.org\/?p=1072"},"modified":"2011-06-15T15:22:26","modified_gmt":"2011-06-15T19:22:26","slug":"seek-and-you-will-find","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phatherphil.org\/?p=1072","title":{"rendered":"Seek and You Will Find"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Lord; Happy Wednesday Father!<\/p>\n<p>You know Father, I always find it fascinating to look over the statistics information for the readership of PhatherPhil.org.\u00a0 I\u2019ve been Blessed beyond words with a steadily increasing fellowship of readers, met a wide variety of Your Children I most likely would have never crossed paths with otherwise, and gained immeasurable perspective and insight from the comments made to our conversations each day.\u00a0 I\u2019ll admit, it\u2019s not what I initially envisioned or expected when I started writing these <em>\u201cEmails to God\u201d<\/em> each day, but You obviously had other plans for this ministry, and I\u2019m excited to see where they lead next.<\/p>\n<p>As more and more people find this site in the vast sea of cyberspace, I find it interesting to read through the statistics pages to see exactly how they came to be here.\u00a0 One parameter that\u2019s tracked is the list of phrases entered into Google, Bing and the other search engines that led them to click on this site.\u00a0 It\u2019s a fascinating variety of terms to be sure, and it gives me a much better perspective about some of the things that people have on their hearts.<\/p>\n<p>Today, I thought I\u2019d share with You some of those searches that directed people to our daily chats.\u00a0 This obviously isn\u2019t a complete list by any stretch, but these were some search phrases I found interesting\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cmy son\u2019s birthday\u201d\u00a0 *This was the most searched for phrase in the list<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cbeing used\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cthanks to my wife\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201ca beautiful prayer\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cgod\u2019s gps\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cbirthday prayers and blessings\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cthere is a time for everything\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cthoughts on selflessness\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cdear lord of mercy and father of comfort\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201crunning on fumes\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cmercies in disguise\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201clord you know where I\u2019ve been\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cprayers of motivation\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cprayer for a troubled friend\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cinspirations for sons\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cskillful hands\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cprayers of thanks for healing\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cthoughts on prayer\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cthank you to my wife, mother of my children\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cbiblical reference to &#8220;i can&#8217;t fix everything&#8221;\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201chusbands love your wives\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cmy sheep listen to my voice\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cthoughts on regret\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201clead me lord cause i can&#8217;t do this alone\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cblessed inspirations\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201ckindness is contagious\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cmore on us than we can handle\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cmiracles and wonders\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201clove the lord with all your strength\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cspiritually malnourished\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cwebsites of beautiful prayers\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And I just think this one is funny\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cchristian song supernaturally where is superman when you need a helping hand wonderwoman hummin\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heavenly Father, I thank You for the wonderful fellowship and community this site has enjoyed.\u00a0 I\u2019m Blessed each day by these conversations we have, and by the beautiful souls that You\u2019ve guided to join us here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Ask and it will be given to you; 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