| One of the common questions people ask when | | | | In this verse, Paul did not say to pray only for the big |
| learning how to pray is if it is ok to pray for small | | | | things, he said "in EVERYTHING, by prayer and |
| things. | | | | supplication with thanksgiving, let your request be made |
| In my opinion, I think there is nothing wrong with praying | | | | known to God". |
| for small things. In fact, I pray for both small and big | | | | God loves us. He is our father. He wants us to have a |
| stuff. From the mundane such as a parking lot in a | | | | personal and intimate relationship with him. When he |
| busy street, to big issues such as a cure for cancer | | | | listens to our prayers, I don't believe He would say |
| and the end of hunger. | | | | something like, "ok, this man is asking for world peace |
| Let me quote from Paul�s letter to the | | | | and this girl is asking for a new pair of |
| Philippians, chapter 4, verse 6: | | | | shoes�world peace is more important so I'll |
| "Do not worry about anything, but in everything by | | | | work on this first, the pair of shoes can wait". I don't |
| prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your | | | | think God is like that! |
| request be made known to God." | | | | |