I saw a clip of an interview with Corrie Ten Boom on YouTube the other day...
(click on the link to watch the short clip)
Who would think to pray for a hankie? We might think..."pray to be removed from that situation", "pray for bigger, better things."
And I am sure in all their prayers they did, but a hankie?
To me this shows we can, and maybe even should, pray for the little, even inconsequential things.
📖 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6
Now, here is the other thing, if God answers with a hankie, are we grateful? Or do we look at it and say, "but I needed the bigger things Lord. How can the small scrap of inconsequential stuff be helpful?"
Nothing is insignificant to God.
📖 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Matthew 10:29-31
Nothing is lost on Him...and certainly nothing He does is small!
📖 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, Ephesians 3:20
He can use anything for His purpose and His glory.
But do we?
📖 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Phillipians 4:4
It was important enough to repeat.
Remember God knows our circumstances and He grieves with us,
📖 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them;
he delivers them from all their troubles.18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:17-18
But He also can bring good in the circumstances if we look for them, instead of focusing on the things that are awful and wrong and bad....we look for the good
Like a small hankie given as a gift in the middle of a concentration camp. Or the fleas...(eatch this amazing story)
We don't pray for fleas, but we pray that God use our circumstances, show us what we are to do for Him in the midst of our trials.
📖 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33
It may be a hankie that we pray for,
Should we ask for any more?
We pray God opens our eyes to see
what He has for us beyond the fleas.
🙏🏼 Lord God, help us to know we can pray in all circumstances, trusting You can use any situation to bring about Your plan. Help us to be grateful to just be a part of it!♥️
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