Dependence on God is hard in our American "yes you can," "pull yourself up by you bootstraps" culture. We are all about independence, which is why stories that display true dependence on God can really help open our eyes to what true dependence looks like. Here is one of those stories, as told by Paul Miller in "A Praying Life":
After raising 5 children on a meager pastor's salary, Rosa "went with her husband the share the gospel in the slums of Uganda and the streets of Dublin." She is now 82 years old and a full time missionary in London. Her son read a book on prayer that said that we shouldn't pray for things such as parking places because those requests are selfish. After hearing this, Rosa "looked a little incredulous, coked her head, started laughing, and said 'how else would you find a parking place?' "
The experiences this woman has had through raising 5 kids on a pastor's salary and doing missionary work in Uganda, Dublin, and London have made her completely reliant on God for everything, and she has stories to tell about God answering those prayers.
We don't pray for things that are normal to everyday life, such as finding a parking place. Maybe becasue we lack dependence or maybe because we are cynical and assume we will get a spot anyway, so why pray. But if we completely changed our view of the world we would realize, like Rosa has, that everything is dependent on God...otherwise...how else would we find a parking spot?
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