On Wednesday, he asked our 6 year old daughter Chloe to pray that he would catch a big fish. Her prayer surprised us, “Dear God, please help Daddy catch the big fish that got away with the hook in it’s mouth, because that’s Daddy’s fish.”
Amazingly, one hour later he did just that! He caught the same bass that had broken the line the day before, and it still had the hook and leader in it’s mouth!
Chloe prayed for that fish believing Chris would catch it! We could learn a lot by watching the faith of children. They pray believing without doubt. Then they go on playing or back to what they were doing without another thought about what they prayed for. They don’t worry about the result! They have trust that God will do what they prayed!
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could pray like children? All it takes is simple trust that our loving Father wants the best for His kids. Let’s pray with faith believing that God will answer our prayer. And not worry about the result. Let’s pray believing we can catch the big one that got away!
by Bonnie McKinley
The 18th chapter of Matthew gives an account of how Jesus feels about the little children. "And he called a little child to Himself and put him in the midst of them, and said, 'Truly I say to you, unless you repent and become like little children, you can never enter the kingdom of heaven.'" Matthew 18:2-3
ReplyDeleteLet us not become skeptical as we are influenced by the world. Lord, help us keep our faith strong and unshakeable just as little children.