In Matthew 18 the Bible talks about having faith like a child, and this is really something Presley has challenged me in lately. That girl prays, and when she prays she means it!
Every night before the kids go to sleep, we all pile in Presley’s bed to read a book and say our prayers. When Moses’ teacher’s husband was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, we began praying for him every night- that Jesus would heal his body and bring comfort to his family. Then a friend of mine (who my kids adore) had a second brain tumor removed, so she was added into our nightly prayers. Now every.single.time Presley sees her, she says “You are sick… You don’t feel good… But Jesus will heal you!” or something along those lines.
And now the wonderful husband of a sweet lady whom we love is fighting lung cancer. When we told the kids about it the other night before bed, Presley didn’t skip a beat. He was added right into our prayer list and she asked God to make him “hel-fy.”
Last night we prayed over everyone as usual, but after our special lullaby time together Presley asked if we could pray for Mr. George again, because “Jesus needs to heal his body.”
The greatest thing is that Moses’ teacher’s hubby is making remarkable progress in his treatments, and our friend with the brain tumor had surgery and through treatments is doing exceptionally well.
Maybe… just maybe… this little child’s faith is moving mountains. She believes He is our healer, and if she asks, it will come true. Oh, to have childlike, mustard seed faith like hers… I have a lot to learn from her.
Matthew 17:20: He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
Amen! I so love this, Meghan!