Prayer

"I got it! I got it!" he said excitedly as he rushed over to sit down in his chair. He folded his little hands and before I could even say anything else he started. "God is great, God is good, we have food, take care of the bugs, help the trees. Amen." I looked over at Shane and we both just grinned.

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This precious prayer was lifted up with the voice of a 4 year old in our Sunday School class. Listening to these children pray has absolutely lifted my soul. They pray for their grass, their toys, their brothers and sisters, their parents. They pray for each other and their pets. Then, occasionally you will have one of them simply say "Dear God, thank you!" and that's it. Honestly, what better prayer is there than "thank you"?

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I think as adults we think we have to pray all sophisticated. We clear our throats and we use big words that we often times don't even know what they mean. Prayer is just a conversation. It is not to be said disrespectfully because after all, you are having a conversation with your Father. I don't know about you but my Daddy would knock me into next week if I talked to his disrespectfully.

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Also, as adults, we don't pray with the belief that our prayers will be answered. We say "Lord, let your will be done" but, do we really believe it? Do we really mean it? You know it says in Mark 11:24 "I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours." (NLT).

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Believe = to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so. (www.dictionary.com).

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Do you pray with the same confidence that a 4 year old prays with? Do you believe what you say when you pray? Better yet, do you truly believe in the power of prayer? Prayer is a conversation...what have you been saying lately?