Big G, but Little God
I read an article the other day in which the writer talk about how he had once prayed for $500, thinking that was about all God could give him at that time, but he went to a conference and heard a man talking about praying for the impossible, like a cure for cancer in his lifetime. Since that time, great strides have been made toward a cure for cancer. The thing is, if we truly believe that nothing is impossible for God, why aren’t we praying for bigger things? By that, I don’t mean that we should be greedy with our prayers and pray for the new Porsche when the used Impala will do. And while it is good to pray for peace in Jerusalem and world peace and freedom to preach the gospel in China—all of which the Lord can do in his time—I question why we aren’t applying this principle to things a little closer to home. How often do we sit around talking about why God doesn’t answer our prayers rather than being confident when we go to him? If we know we are asking amiss, that is one thin...