No Prayer is too Small
Yesterday was a day of hearing “Please pray for me.” and “Please pray for her and her family.” and “Please pray I do well on my test” and “Will you please agree with me in prayer for….”
Hearing “Please pray” so many times in one day certainly put the onus on me TO PRAY. I did. There is nothing like having a friend we can call that we know will go to the throne of God in prayer with us and I don’t think there’s anything that brings God more pleasure than seeing AND hearing His kids check in with Him. Don’t we love it when our children connect with us and visit with us a few minutes and then they get to their bottom line… ”Please pray with me for…..” I heard those words yesterday, and it brings me so much joy to know they know me and trust me to pray. Praying is conversation with God. We are His children and He longs for our attention.
Philippians 4:6 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Colossians 4:2 “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.”
Prayer has unbelievable benefits to us, even when we’re just praying about a lost set of car keys (been there) or finding our cell phone (been there many times). Praying for the little things, as well as the big things, helps us to acknowledge our dependence on God. When we become so self-sufficient that we don’t leave room for God’s ideas, creativity, and resources, then we’re deliberately unplugging from our greatest source of supply. It’s like unplugging a lamp from its electrical supply. No electricity — no light! And when we choose to plug into God’s unlimited power, an abundance of God’s grace, wisdom and understanding comes flowing to us.
When we choose to seek God’s provision for something that seems as insignificant as a parking place, or just-the-right wording of a letter, or the most effective words to give in a speech, or what clothes to wear to the office, we’re acknowledging that we want and need God’s direction in every aspect of our day. We’re inviting Him to be the end-authority of every last detail of our life. And that kind of praying gives us hundreds of opportunities, every day, for sweet communion with God. “Hello, Father. It’s me, your girl again. Can we talk?”