Notes from Papaw: Is My Prayer Too Small?

Sometimes people can make children think that the things they are going through are not very important. Your problems may seem small to them, but they are big to you. I remember when my sons and I were driving around in a parking lot looking for a parking place. I told them to pray for a spot. A person with us said, “Don’t bother God with things like that. He has bigger things to do.” He was a good friend, but I had to tell him he was wrong. God cares about EVERYTHING that happens to us! It says in 1 Peter 5:7, Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. No prayer is too big; no prayer is too small.

One time when I was fishing, I spent the whole day in the boat with 2 friends and hadn’t caught a single fish. Mema ask how I was doing and I told her, not very good. She said she would pray. Later she ask me if I had caught a big one yet. I still had not caught anything. She jokingly said, “Cast your net on the other side”. If you remember, that’s what Jesus told Peter when he had fished all night and caught nothing (John 21:6-8). We pulled up to the dock and my friend got out to go get the boat trailer so we could get the boat out of the water. Since I had to stay with the boat, I put another worm on the hook and casted it out to the side of the boat. In no time at all it started twitching! I reeled in a big bass, right there by the dock! Some might call it luck, but I think God answered Mema’s prayer.

Praying to God is not as hard as it seems. You can talk to Him just like you talk to your own father (or Papaw). But remember, It’s not about asking for things all the time. God wants to spend time with you. He wants to know when you’re happy, or scared, or worried. When you see something good, praise Him. When He answers your prayer, thank Him. When you are scared you can tell him. He wants to help calm you when you’re worried. God is never too busy to listen. He’s just that Big!

Love, Papaw.

My God is so big, so strong and so mighty