I need, I need, I need

A little child is praying, "Please God help my finger not be sore and while you are at it; I would like a puppy."  The prayer ends, the finger is still sore and there is no puppy.  The child says, "Well that didn't work at all."

And he said: "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. - Mathew 18:3

Somehow, I don't think that is the part of a child's faith that Jesus was talking about.  But a lot of people look at prayer like a to do list.  "God, here is a list of troubles that need to be solved and please throiw in the winning Lotto numbers while you are at it." What's in it for me?  After all, I have needs. 

There is a need for Christians and the Church to be bold in faith.  There is a need to change the question from "What can God do for me?" to "What would God like me to do for others?" God works through his people.  And what God wants for you to do for others is probably more than just pointing out what they are doing wrong.

Jesus did not show us a church where Christians sat back and pointed out the shortfalls of others.  There is the need in the Christian church for believers to be bold in taking our faith out and helping others.  And most of that can only happen when we get to the other side of the stained glass.

What are you praying about today?  How many things on your want list can change to "How can I held in this situation?"