Once there was a missionary in Africa. While he was travelling there, one day he found himself being chased by the ferocious lion! Desperate for help, the man ran as fast as he could to the point he ran out of breath and couldn't run any more. Gasping for breath, the man cried out, “God! Please Help Me!” Right then, the lion passed over him, chasing after the gazelle. “Oh, Thank you God,” the man prayed.
But, then at night, as the man tried to sleep in the tent, he was bothered by the mosquitoes. He tried to chase them away, but to no avail. So, the man ended up staying up all night through. Frustrated, the man began reading the Bible in the morning. Then, all of sudden, he heard God say to him, “You prayed to me yesterday when you were in a big trouble with the lion. But, why did you not pray to me, when you were annoyed by the mosquitoes?”You see, in our lives, when we get into big troubles, we cry out to God. We say, “God, help us.” But, when things seem easy in our lives, we often forget to pray. But, do you realize God wants us to pray for both the big and small things? In fact, God wants us to pray for everything, not just for the big things.
"Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything..." (Philippians 4:6, NLT).
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Illustration from Billie Hanks, A Call to Joy: Discipler's Guide (International Evangelism Association), 202.
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