Book 1 of Musings God Wants Us To Pray

God is so powerful and abundant in resources that He always is glad for us to call on Him for help with the least matter, every minute of every day and night.

I think sometimes we don't want to bother God. We have some little problem in our life, such as someone we see each day who bothers us, or we have a little sore on our finger, or the clerk in the store wasn't polite to us, and we think, "I don't want to ask God about this. It is too small a matter. God is trying to run the universe and I certainly am not going to bother Him with such a trivial matter."

There are two things we don't understand.

We do not understand the greatness of God's power, and we do not understand how willing - yes, anxious - He is to have us call on Him.

It is hard to believe God has so much power that He can raise everyone who has ever lived on the earth, reassembling their flesh and bones even if they have been vaporized by an atomic explosion. We stagger at this thought, until we contemplate that at one Word of Christ all of the sky, outer space, and all the bodies of the firmament will pass away, and after that Christ will call into existence a new sky and a new earth.

In other words, we always are coming short of the glory of God.

Life is made up mostly of details.

There are large issues, to be sure.

Sometimes we are wise enough to ask God if we should move; if we should change our job; if we should get married, and to whom; if we should get an operation; if we should buy a house.

But think of the number of details we face each day, the numerous decisions we make from the time we get up until we go to bed at night! It may be true that the poorer we are the fewer decisions we have to make. If we have only one suit or one dress we don't have to decide which one to wear.

But even the poorest of people have to decide whether to go here or there, what to do if they feel sick, what friends they want to be with, whether to remain angry with someone or forgive them, what to do if their car breaks down (if they have a car), whether to accept a particular job.

Sometimes people, even Christians, enter marriage because of their passions without asking God about it.

Later they may regret what they have done.

Do you realize God wants us to ask Him about everything we do, say, and think?

God wants to be in every one of our thoughts, our words, and our actions.

You might think such a relationship is impossible.

It is not. It is waiting for you to take advantage of it. God wants you to pray about everything you do, to pray without ceasing.

God has the time, the willingness, and the power to help you with the least of the details of your life. As soon as you wake up in the morning call on the Lord.

Call on the Lord as you are putting on your shoes. Call on the Lord when you wash your face and brush your teeth.

Call on the Lord when you are eating breakfast.

If you have no food, ask the Lord for food.

Ask the Lord to improve your situation if you are desperately poor.

Don't try to "speak words of faith" or to practice other sorts of metaphysics.

Don't use some kind of formula. Call out to God in Jesus' name and He will help you. God wants to be with you and help you.

Do you want to be that close to God?

Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete. (John 16:24)