Small Prayer, Big Reveal

I once lived a life believing and praying but not being fully connected to the Lord. It wasn't until I made a conscious decision to allow God into every aspect of my life, that I began to really see and know Him. The following story may seem insignificant but it changed my understanding of how God works in the life of those who surrender all to Him .

One Summer not too long ago, I bought a swimming pool for my sons who were 9, 7, 7 and 2 at the time. It was an unseasonably hot Summer that year and my boys were spending way too much time cooped up in the house. The pool was a decent size, it claimed to hold 5 adults. Set-up was suppose to be quick and easy. All we had to do was blowup the sides with an air pump. A few years before this we had purchased a heavy duty vacuum cleaner that could be converted into an air pump. A little air-nozzle attachment that came with the vacuum was needed in order for it to work as a pump. This little attachment had been missing for quite some time, but I knew it was in the house somewhere. I searched on and off for about two days but was unable to find the piece. We have a basement that is unfinished. It's was filled storage boxes and things that we haven't seen or touched in years. We probably couldn't have found a small elephant down there if we tried. So when I went down to the basement to look, I searched for a while then gave up. It was just too overwhelming. At that point I was ready to throw in the towel and buy a regular air pump.

Before conceding to failure, I thought to myself... I don't know where the vacuum attachment is, but I bet the Lord does. I thought it might be a petty thing to ask for, so in my prayer I apologized to the Lord for the shallowness of my request. After my brief prayer the thought came into my head... go down into the basement one more time and take another look. So straight away I went back down into the basement, walked to the middle of the floor and turned to face an old basket packed with old tools and useless items. There in the middle of the cluttered basket was the air-nozzle attachment. The very small circular tip was barely visible, I had to strain my eyes to see it. The other half of the attachment was buried out of sight among the clutter in the basket. For 2 days I relied on my own feeble abilities then when I turned it over to the Lord, He showed me who was able in less than 2 minutes.

Some people may think this story is small and maybe a bit insignificant, but it's one of the many ways that the Lord has revealed Himself to me personally. I am now able to see His hand working in even the smallest of situations and I am so thankful. Nothing is too small or insignificant for the Lord...

Do not be anxious about anything but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6

Now, we all know that God doesn't drop the answers to our prayers into our hands, right away every single time. Sometimes He uses big trials and situations in our life to strengthen us and to mold us into better Christians. But when He does step in and reveal His power, whether the situation be big or small, it has away of penetrating right to the soul, strengthening our faith tenfold.

If you haven't done so already, take the time to look back on the many different ways the Lord has reveled Himself to you. Keep a prayer journal then whenever you feel discouraged open it up and reflect on the wonderful works that He has done in your life. Know that you're a child of a power God and He is able.

We must keep our eyes on Jesus, always pray and move forward in full faith.