but first, the funny part of the story. i was feeding blake his early morning num num's aka the boob when he took himself off and pooped. a big one. and then he fell asleep right after, and he cuddled up on my arm. it was so sweet. but there was a matter of that poop to take care of... so i changed him. as i was throwing away his dirty diaper, he decided to pee on his pajamas. so then i changed his clothes.
i got back into bed with him, and i snuggled him. he started to close his eyes, but suddenly, he started to hiccup. there was no way he would fall asleep hiccuping, so i started praying for him. i told god i needed to know that he cares about the little things. and wouldn't you know it, blake's hiccups stopped a minute later.
why should god care if blake goes back to sleep or not? there is a lot of crap going on in the world that he should attend to before my son's hiccups, isn't there?
the next morning, i was talking to a friend of mine who told me about a serious issue in her family. i felt overwhelmed by the seriousness of the issue and began to pray. and as i prayed, i realized why it mattered so much to me that god takes care of the little things... the immediate results things. it matters because the little things, the answered prayers that i can visually see and comprehend, show me that god is listening. and he cares.
i need to know that god cares so that i can continue to pray for my friend's family in full faith that god acts! we can't always see the results of prayer for these big things because serious problems don't get solved overnight. but we absolutely must keep praying! god is listening. and if you have lost faith in him, i encourage you to ask for the little things, like for the hiccups to stop. i am not saying god will always take the hiccups away instantly. but he will show up and show you his presence. and if that presence is there through the small things, how much more will our compassionate and sovereign god be there for the big things! thank you, god!
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