When I was 4 years old I liked to explore just like all 4year old’s. This practice got me into some trouble when going shopping with my mother. We would walk downtown. Block after block treading toward the “Woolworth” department store. This was the equivalent of a super shopping mall in the fifties. How FUN for me!
I feverishly rushed up to the huge glass entry.
Though I did need help with the doors, once inside I was oblivious to all else. In my own fantasy world I wandered up and down the isles in wonderment. Lost in my own world, I lost track of my security.
Alas, eventually I realized I had no idea where my mother was. When this reality hit me…fear set in. Crying, I would call out for my mommy. No longer able to enjoy the amusement park atmosphere, I became paralyzed with fright. Separated from my parent, I was disoriented, depressed, desperate and scared to death. The one I trusted had disappeared from my sight.
Jesus said in the book of Matthew something that we often overlook…though the statement is very clear…”unless you become as a little child, you will NEVER see the kingdom of God”. Answered prayer depends on your willingness to come to God, as your Abba (daddy, Papa)…the answers come as you trust in His ability and willingness to answer.
It seems too simple.
Trust that God wants to answer our prayers??? Talk to us? Really? Seriously could it be that easy? Shouldn’t we need a degree or sometime to get answers to life, health and well being? Uhmm…not according to the Holy Scriptures:
And:
James 4:2 “You do not have because you do not ask”.
Then again:
Matthew 21:22 “and whatever you ask for in prayer believing, you will receive”.
