Pray for Socks

Gen. 25:21 “and the Lord granted his plea.”

God delights to answer prayers.  We need to record His answers to our prayers as an ongoing testimony of His faithfulness.  In Malachi 3:16 “Those who feared the Lord spoke to one another. And the Lord listened to them; so a book of remembrance was written before Him.”  As you venture into new territory, begin recording His answers to prayer in your book of remembrance.  I have such a journal for every season in our life.

God comes through when we wait for Him.

He delights to answer prayers.  Our founding Pastor tells a story of God challenging him to simply pray for socks.  “Socks,” you say, that seems so insignificant.  But to ask God clearly and specifically for such a random item puts our faith and prayer to the test.  I did the experiment early in college just because I believed. 

The next week, my roommate Dave, an unbeliever at the time, pulled out a pair of hand-knitted, bright red, Elf socks from his grandmother and asked me, “Hey, do you want these socks?” 

God grants our petitions because He is a Father who delights to give His children good gifts.  Let that heart of a Father be the foundation of your coming to Him in prayer.  Record the list of His answered prayers, and allow His faithfulness in the smallest matters to build our faith to ask for greater things.