Day 37: Pray Big

As individuals, we can be timid when it comes to prayer. Maybe we don’t want to ask too much of God, so we play it safe and ask for only a few things. Maybe we don’t want to sound greedy, so we knock out a quick ten second prayer and get to bed. Maybe we are scared of prayer. Do we believe it works? Does God really hear us? We don’t want to overburden God, so we choose to pray small, pray quick, or just not pray at all. After all, it is easier that way and nobody has to know. But what would happen if we challenged ourselves and our God? What if we stopped praying small? What if we started praying big? What would change in our lives?

1 Chronicles 4:10—“And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” So God granted him what he requested.”

How does the prayer o

f Jabez differ from the prayers we pray? Jabez holds nothing back, he prays and prays big. It's okay to ask God for big things. Ask God to bless your life so you can have the means to bless others. Ask God to give you opportunities to serve him in ways that you can’t imagine. Ask God to be with you and keep evil from you. It's okay to ask for these things! If it weren't, God would not have granted Jabez what he requested. When we pray, we pray to a God who has the ability to answer our prayer, no matter how great or small. Our God is a big God. After all, He made us, He is the one that gives us the ability to pray. Don’t be scared or timid to ask God for things. He wants that contact with us, He desires our prayers. Pray Big.

Written by Matt Collins, a college student at Mt. Juliet

# posted by JP @ 7:52 AM on Monday, December 20, 2010

Comments:

Matt, Pray big! What a great way to encourage us to pray. How would MJ be different if every member prayed Jabez's prayer fervently each day of 2011?
We are sure looking forward to our summer interns for 2011 - I hear they are great!

# posted by

David R. Shannon : December 21, 2010 at 8:36 PM



Day 37: Pray Big As individuals, we can be timid when it comes to prayer. Maybe we don’t want to ask too much of God, so we play it safe and ask for only a few things. Maybe we don’t want to sound greedy, so we knock out a quick ten second prayer and get to bed. Maybe we are scared of prayer. Do we believe it works? Does God really hear us? We don’t want to overburden God, so we choose to pray small, pray quick, or just not pray at all. After all, it is easier that way and nobody has to know. But what would happen if we challenged ourselves and our God? What if we stopped praying small? What if we started praying big? What would change in our lives? 1 Chronicles 4:10—“And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” So God granted him what he requested.” How does the prayer of Jabez differ from the prayers we pray? Jabez holds nothing back, he prays and prays big. It's okay to ask God for big things. Ask God to bless your life so you can have the means to bless others. Ask God to give you opportunities to serve him in ways that you can’t imagine. Ask God to be with you and keep evil from you. It's okay to ask for these things! If it weren't, God would not have granted Jabez what he requested. When we pray, we pray to a God who has the ability to answer our prayer, no matter how great or small. Our God is a big God. After all, He made us, He is the one that gives us the ability to pray. Don’t be scared or timid to ask God for things. He wants that contact with us, He desires our prayers. Pray Big. Written by Matt Collins, a college student at Mt. Juliet # posted by JP @ 7:52 AM on Monday, December 20, 2010 Comments: Matt, Pray big! What a great way to encourage us to pray. How would MJ be different if every member prayed Jabez's prayer fervently each day of 2011? We are sure looking forward to our summer interns for 2011 - I hear they are great! # posted by David R. Shannon : December 21, 2010 at 8:36 PM Post a Comment << Home	Mt. Juliet Church of Christ 1940 N. Mt. Juliet Road P.O.Box 248 Mt.Juliet, TN 37122-0248 (615)758-2274 Fax:615-754-2351 Email Worship Services: Sunday Early Worship: 8AM Sunday Bible Study: 9:15AM Sunday Late Worship: 10:15AM Night Worship: 6PM Wednesday Bible Study: 7PM Past Archives: November 2010 December 2010

Day 37: Pray Big

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