Petitionary Prayer

We tend to weigh the possibilities of something happening before we ask God for it.  We shy from committing to a request until we think it can actually happen.  It is as if we doubt God, and we do.  There is a bible quote that counters this: “If you say to this mountain be lifted up and cast into the sea, and do not judge in your heart but believe that what you say will happen, so it will be for you.”  So ask boldly, without discernment or judgment.  Stop weighing the odds. Think of the alcoholic who hits bottom, their life in ruins and they cry out, “ God help me!”  If you were to pause and judge the situation, you might say, “No way God can help.”  Why? Because you weigh the persons life, or they weigh their own addicted past and the odds are against them changing.  Yet, they cry out boldly for help.  And many have come into recovery after this prayer.  I pray that I will become holy, though my past and present show no tendency in that direction.  I trust in God and put it out there.  Maybe you need a bigger God.