If the frightened chirp of a falling sparrow reaches the Throne Room of the Lord of the Universe as the Bible says it does, we can be sure He is not too high to pay attention to our smallest prayer.
Learn to talk to God about everything. It saves so much energy to obey Paul’s word in Philippians 4:6—“Have no anxiety, but in everything make your requests known to God in prayer and petition with thanksgiving. Then the peace of God, which is beyond our utmost understanding, will keep guard over your hearts and your thoughts, in Christ Jesus” (NEB).
Spread before Him in the morning all that you have to do that day, all the decisions that hang over your head for the next week or next year, the shopping, the interviews, the children, the boss, the lawn and garden, the car, the neighbors, schoolwork, boyfriends, money—you name it. But be sure to name it to Him. Peace will be the result, if you name it with thanksgiving, trusting that the One to whom you are naming it cares for you.
**Excerpt originally published in the March/April 2002 Elisabeth Elliot Newsletter.