PRAY THOSE TRIVIAL PRAYERS

I am convinced that trivial prayers invite conversations with an omnipresent God. It helps us to be ourselves and comfortable with God, and strengthens and grows our friendship with Him in ways that do not take anything away from the parent/child, powerful/vulnerable, master/servant relationships.

Our trivial prayers are a reasonable response to the exhortation to ‘pray without ceasing’ (1 Thessalonians 5:17). They bring God into our hopes, dreams and delights. Trivial prayers also get God out of our devotion closets, our secret and sacred spaces, and into our fun and down times. In addition, our trivial prayers ensure that God is not employed or deployed for specific roles and tasks and then ‘released’ once the job is completed. Our conversation with Him is continual. This way, we do not see and use God as a member of our private board or as a mere consultant when the stakes are high, and when capacity and capabilities are low.

prayer requests is then seamless. God becomes the God of everything, and we better understand that if it is important to us, it is at least important enough to have a conversation about with God.

There is no inclination that the psalmist excluded trivial things from the desires of our hearts (Psalm 37:4-5). Trivial accompanies the serious, the mundane, the pain, and all the other experiences we have. It neither displaces nor distracts from the well-rehearsed list of needs.

What causes us to suppress trivial prayer or avoid making room for them? John, the apostle, invites us to ask God for what we want and be assured that we have it (1 John 5:14).

Could it be that the lack of wine at the wedding in Cana (John 2:1-11) started as a trivial prayer with no expectation – just small talk about how to redeem the situation? If so, we might be surprised by the outcomes of trivial conversations with God.

There is a temptation to caveat, clarify and contextualise Scripture to the point where it seems foolish to accept its inference or sense in a childlike manner. Confidence in God is confidence in being childlike. The outcomes of our trivial prayers could be meaningful, valuable and much needed. So, give it a go and see if God answers trivial prayers.

Trivial prayers acknowledge that God is a God of the little things as well as the big things. We also grow in confidence and faith in ourselves and in God when those small and seemingly insignificant prayers are answered. The transition to meaningful and significant

As for me, I will continue to pray for Arsenal FC to win the Premier League title in 2023.