Prayer seems like such a simple thing to most of us that we sometimes don’t truly recognize the power that it has. 1 John 5:14-15 says, “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.” Matthew 17:20 also tells us: “Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” Prayer is a powerful tool at our disposable that we don’t fully realize many times.
Scripture says you actually don't need great faith to do impossible and amazing things through God; you only need small faith that is the size of a mustard seed. That small faith can move mountains! Jeremiah 29:12-13 says, “Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”
So, when things seem impossible or a situation feels hopeless, what is your natural inclination to do? Do you go to your Heavenly Father in prayer, or do you complain to others about how things are going? The ability to go to the Creator of the universe is a gift that we so often undervalue or overlook because we can easily get caught up in what we perceive as possible. But the way we see things is so different than what God sees from his perspective. Prayer can accomplish the impossible because we serve a Father that specializes in doing things that we can’t even fathom.
Reflection/Discussion Question: When have you experienced God do something that you never expected?
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