Prayer: Have We Forgotten

When we were children, it seems that our prayers had no bounds. When we were children, it we were able to ask God anything, no matter how stupid it may have seemed to those around us. And it seemed that we always believed that God was listening to us and that HE would always come through.

“God, will you bless scruffy? He’s sick and isn’t able to play, I feel bad for him.” “God, thank you for making apples, I like them so much.” “God, will you please help mommy and daddy, they not happy right now. And God I know that you can help, so will you please help them smile, thank you God, oh and sweet dreams God”

What happens to us as we transition from Child to Teen and then to Adult. It would appear that there is a point in our progression in our lives that we FORGET that we can come to God with any request. As we make our way to Adulthood we tend to think that our prayers need to be some what perfect. Or that we mustn’t sound childish, because if we do then God will not hear or listen to our petition.

But what if we would go back to the way we once prayed. What if instead of trying to sound perfect or intellectual when speaking to our Father, we just laid our heads on his chest and said, “Daddy, can you make scruffy better, he’s sick and cant play.”

Matthew 18:2-4

2He called a little child and had him stand among them. 3And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Here we see that we must be like children to enter the Kingdom of heaven. We must HUMBLE ourselves like a child. But why do we have to HUMBLE ourselves like children? I think the answer to that question is found in the prayers that children pray. When a child prays there is no doubt that God cant do what they are asking HIM to do. But we as Adults, throughout the transitions from Child to Adult is would appear that we have lost that faith. And we have FORGOTTEN that God can do anything. And in our arrogance we pray safe, but, highly intellectual prays as not to be disappoint. We have FORGOTTEN how big and powerful God really is.

So I petitions that when we pray, we remember how bold we were as children and how confident we were in God, and we lay our heads on God’s chest and speak to our father.