Don't Shrink Your Prayers

Have you ever had one of those moments when you aimed small, but the outcome turned out to be way bigger than you imagined? I sure have, and I suspect that you have too! When I started out in the ministry of Christianityworks (the ministry that produces Fresh) it was a case of "last one out, turn out the lights". So I prayed – man, I prayed – prayers that to me, at the time, seemed like big, impossible prayers. But with the benefit of over two decades of hindsight, seeing all that God has done, I can see now how tiny they really were. We often pray small prayers, don't we? We hedge our bets, we aim low, because deep down we're not sure if God will really show up. And yet Paul, sitting in prison, writes this: Ephesians 3:20 With God's power working in us, he can do much, much more than anything we can ask or think of. Did you catch that? Much, much more. Beyond what you can ask. Beyond what you can imagine. This isn't wishful thinking. It's God's power – resurrection power – working in us through Christ. Now, does that mean life will be perfect? No. Paul wasn't writing this from a beach chair sipping iced tea. He was chained up in prison. But even there, he knew: God is still able to do more. More grace. More strength. More breakthrough. More glory through the church, through Christ, forever. So whatever you're facing today – don't shrink your prayers. Don't limit your hope. Because the God who raised Jesus from the dead is still doing more than you can ask or imagine. And He's doing it in you. That's His Word. Fresh … for you … today.