Does God Care?: When Is Prayer The Answer?
Ξ October 29th, 2007 | → 2 Comments | ∇ Christian Living, Growing In The Lord, New Christians, Prayer |
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Silly question, right? No, not at all. I have had that question run through my mind at times. The reason that particular one keeps coming back to me is that there were times when I thought that God is too busy to answer such trivial questions…like how many packages of beans do I buy this time? I always thought that God did not need to answer things like that. He did not have to be in that part of my life because it was so trivial. Just a tiny little thing.
Our God is an awesome God. Thing is, He wants to be in ALL parts of our lives, even the tiny things that we do not think twice about. But is it important that He be part of my grocery buying? Yes! Why? Because if He is not in the little parts of your life, you will not trust Him for the big things in your life. Do you see this?
(James 1:5-6) But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and with no reproach, and it shall be given to him. But let him ask in faith, doubting nothing. For he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed.
God is not that Sugar Daddy person who is only there when you snap your fingers. He is not on vacation until you need some catastrophe to be fixed. And then, He is not just there for the small things either. His interest is in virtually all areas of your life, not to take over but to be invited to teach you how to live for Him. If your eyes are on the Lord, they are not on the problems. But you will never completely trust Him if you will not allow Him into the small things in your life.
(1Peter 5:6-7) Therefore be humbled under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your anxiety onto Him, for He cares for you.
I discovered that it was an amazing thing to bring the Lord to the grocery store. Now that sounds goofy and crazy but it is absolutely true. There was a time when each penny was needed. I had no wiggle room with the grocery list and budget. It was totally necessary to watch every penny and dime going out because I never knew when the prices might go up and I would have to put something else back. Too many times, I ended up at the checkout having the cashier take off items until it registered only the amount of money I had after taxes, of course. It was embarrassing, to say the least.
Then God stepped into the small things in my life. What a difference that made. I actually got guidance on how to shop, when and for how much. My grocery bills never went past the amount of money I had. I got more for the money I had on me. And I wasn’t embarrassed anymore. What happened? God. I asked questions. I wanted to trust Him for the guidance to buy sensibly and responsibly. It did work. It worked because I trusted Him.
How about you? Do you trust God for the big things, the little things or only those things that you just have to have Him in? Is He part of those small things? If not, please consider allowing Him into that part of your life. I have to admit that, at first, I felt a tad foolish asking God for help in a decision about canned soup. And it was really bad when someone caught me talking “to myself” in the store. But after a while, I no longer cared about appearances and worked on getting the help I needed. What a blessing. Try it and see what happens.
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