There’s a story of two men who came to God in prayer. One asked for a loaf of bread. The other asked for a bakery. God answered the second man and told the first, “Stop praying for bread. I already included your loaf in his bakery.” That story changed how I pray.
Friend, how big is your request? God is calling you to pray bold prayers (Matthew 7:7-8). Sometimes, the delay you are facing is not denial. It is because you are asking for less than what God planned for you. Many people pray from the size of their problems, not from the size of their God (Ephesians 3:20). God’s capacity is unlimited. The limit is often the size of our ask.
Until you see how great God is, you will keep asking small (Jeremiah 29:11-12, 33:3). Prayer is meant to enlarge your vision of God and your destiny. God is committed not just to what you ask but to what you see (Jeremiah 1:11-12). Vision pulls answers. Small vision, small results. Big God, big ask.
Your faith shows in what you are willing to believe God for (Psalm 2:7-8). God will always meet you at the level of your faith. While you are praying to manage a shop, another person is praying to own an industry. You can keep asking God for a job or believe Him to make you an employer of labour. The choice is yours (John 16:24).
Don’t settle for bread when God planned a bakery. God’s prosperity plan is not just to meet your needs. It is to make you a blessing to nations (Genesis 12:1-3). If your financial vision ends at your house, you may be asking too small (Psalm 112:1-3). Think generations, not just groceries.
How big is your request? What would you ask if you knew God cannot fail (Numbers 23:19)? How would you pray if you knew He won’t turn you down? That’s bold prayer. Stop praying what your effort can handle. Start placing a demand on God’s power (Psalm 121:1-2). Ask big so your joy will be full. Amen.
‘Demola Awoyele
Lead Pastor,
Destiny Impact Church
Akure, Nigeria