NOVEMBER 26 Philippians 4:4-7

“LITTLE” PRAYERS?

“A-vee-air-ee,” read Paul, looking at the sign above the door of one of the buildings at the zoo. He was visiting the zoo with his Uncle Mike. “What does that mean?” asked Paul. 

“An aviary is a place where birds are kept,” answered Uncle Mike. “Let’s see what kinds they have here.” They opened the door and heard a lot of chirping and squawking, and as they walked through the building, they saw many different kinds of birds. “Look over there,” said Uncle Mike. He
pointed toward a flamingo standing on one leg with its head on its back. “That one is asleep.”

“What a funny way to sleep,” said Paul. “How can that skinny little leg hold up such a big bird?” “Well, all I can tell you is that God made it that way,” answered Uncle Mike. “It’s amazing, isn’t it?” Paul grinned and nodded.

After leaving the aviary, Uncle Mike bought them each a snack. As they sat on a bench and munched their Wei Rongs, Paul was very quiet. “Thinking about your examinations again?” asked Uncle Mike. “Yeah,” Paul answered. “I just know I didn’t do well.”

“Now you don’t know for sure, Paul,” replied Uncle Mike. “Important thing is – we’ve got to commit this area to God.” Paul looked unconvinced. “You can pray,” answered his uncle. 

“Oh, I do that,” said Paul. “I pray all the time! But that’s such a little thing.”

“That’s pretty much what you said about the flamingo’s leg,” Uncle Mike reminded him, “but that little leg held the bird up, didn’t it? And your ‘little’ prayers can do great things, too.” Uncle Mike smiled as he added, “God made it that way.”
There’s a song that goes....

Why worry, when you can pray? Trust Jesus, He’ll be your stay.
Don’t be a doubting Thomas, Rest fully on His promise,
Why worry, worry, worry, worry when you can pray?

Thought: Do you have problems you can do nothing about? Nothing, that is, except pray?
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I need to remember that my prayers are going to a very powerful God, and that I must learn from today’s passage – that praying is always the best thing I can do for any problem. In Jesus’ name, Amen.