The Lord has answered some very specific prayers that I have prayed in the last couple of weeks and it reminded me that we ought to pray specifically. There are certainly times when we just say a quick prayer for help, wisdom, boldness, etc., but when we have the time we ought to bring our request to God with detail: not just asking for His blessing on the day, but rather asking for opportunities to bless others, witness to someone, make Jesus look good, contentment with and thankfulness for what we have, eyes to see the opportunities He gives, wisdom to do things His way, wisdom for setting priorities in our day, and so on. [Or even more specific than that]
When my siblings and I were young my parents asked the Lord to make prayer and the answers to it very real to us children...and He did. I remember several occasions when we were on our way home from a shopping trip and it was pouring down rain. There were younger siblings and groceries to get inside and it's not really fun to do that in the rain. We would pray that the rain would stop long enough for us to get ourselves and the groceries inside dry, and when we parked the car the rain would stop, we would get all the groceries inside...sometimes just on the (covered) porch, and the rain would come down again as soon as the door was shut with the last one of us inside. It was a clear answer to a specific prayer and it made an impression.
I recently had an experience that again demonstrated God's ability and desire (so long as they're in accordance with His will) to answer specific prayers. I asked the Lord for a particular and somewhat unusual thing, and He graciously and completely answered my request.
We must remember that God is not limited by our lack of knowledge or ability. It delights Him when we spend quality time with Him and share our hearts with Him.
"Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden."~Corrie Ten Boom
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