“Let’s see if they have a remote control receptacle.” Jerry and I were ready to check out at our local Farm and Fleet. He’d installed a block heater in our diesel Golf so it would start on cold winter mornings, but at 1,000 watts, the heater would run up our electric bill if it operated all night. An electrician, he had gathered supplies to put in a line from an outlet in our detached garage to a switch in the kitchen. I had been trying on jeans, so when I rejoined him I suggested the remote control possibility. We’d never seen one, but it seemed technologically feasible.
“Well, yeah, I guess we should,” he agreed, turning the cart back toward the electrical department. We saw the device immediately—on sale—for several dollars less than the parts in his cart.
“This is an answer to prayer,” I said, smiling at him as we exited the store, only then remembering his request as we’d said grace at dinner: “And please help us get the right parts for the electrical job.”
We used to pray about every detail of our lives. We’d gotten out of the habit, however, of asking for help in our everyday tasks. It’s easy to forget, but that inner prompt to look for a solution that saved Jerry 6-8 hours of work in 30-degree weather, encourages me to “let my requests be made known to God” who “cares for us.” (Philippians 4:6 and 1Peter 5:7)
What do you need God to do for you today? Let’s remember, in our prayerful focus on big needs, to ask for the small needs, too.
Jesus, you are the God who cares for every detail. Thank you.