Philippians 4.6

by Pastor Gary Dreier

Are any prayers too small and insignificant?

“. . . in everything . . .  let your requests be made known to God.” Philippians 4.6

“In everything”!  So, what prayers are too small and insignificant? There is no prayer too small or insignificant for you to talk with God about!

I’ll often have a concern and start to pray about it, and then I stop myself: “With all the things that really matter in the world, why would I waste God’s time with something trivial like this?”

First, God has all the time that ever was, or is, or will be.  God is God and can handle multitasking! 

Second – and this is so important – God wants to hear from you. God wants to be in conversation with you no matter what prompts the prayer.

It hangs on this truth: The purpose of any prayer is not to get something; the purpose of prayer is to get closer to God.

Let’s pray:  Thank you God for always being with us; and thank you for loving us so much that you want to be in conversation with us – to be in relationship with us.

Here’s a suggestion: this week, why don’t you read Philippians? It’s Paul’s most joyful letter and it’s only four chapters long. You might try to begin to memorize Philippians 4.4-8.