Every morning at work, a group of my co-workers and I meet for prayer and devotions. At the end of our time together, we take prayer requests for the various activities or concerns we have for that day. During my time as a Christian, I can look back on my life and see how different my prayers were as a child, than the prayers I have prayed as an adult.
When a child prays, they pray for everything that is on their mind. From their teddy bear and toys, to their mommy and daddy. Yet how many times do we as adults only think to bring the “big” things to God in prayer. Do we think that He does not want to be bothered by the minutiae of our day? Does God even care that my ice machine doesn’t work?
Let us take a step back and look at the big picture. What is the primary reason that we have for existing? We are made to glorify God. Everything that He created exists to glorify Him. So, how many times do we give Him glory, and credit, for the blessings that He provides for us each day, even the small things? Are we arrogant enough to believe we can handle all the small things and then leave the big events for God? We know that we cannot control certain things, such as the weather, or unforeseen tragedies, but do we think that we have enough power to control whether or not our car runs? When the car breaks and we fix it, do we give the credit/glory to ourselves and not to God? Imagine if we gave the glory to God for EVERYTING, even the seemingly insignificant blessings, such as a parking spot, or a double coupon day at Kroger.
What would happen if we started acknowledging all the small blessings that God provides? How many larger blessings would God heap upon us if He knew that doing so would bring Him glory, because we would make sure that all the credit and glory went to Him, every time? How easily we forget that we serve the God of angels and ice machines.
