Trust in Him at all times, you people;
Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Psalm 62:8 (NKJV)

The TEA CUPP just isn’t big enough any more.

My friend Claire works in a big city with girls going in and out of prison.  They deal with gangs, drugs, abuse and family members who keep them in this cycle.  The TEA CUPP just isn’t big enough to hold all the prayers needed for these girls…for our friends with cancer…for all our friends out of work…for college students struggling to find their way…for children serving in the military…for churches falling away from God’s Word…for countries leaving their Christian foundations…for families splitting apart…for souls searching for salvation that only can be found in Jesus…

And so Claire suggests we bump up My TEA CUPP Prayers to GALLON WATER JUG Prayers.  We need more and bigger prayers to keep the enemy at bay.  My son began swim lessons this week and as I looked at the pool I thought, “We need SWIMMING POOL Prayers.” Yet, that also may not be big enough.  Perhaps we need OCEAN Prayers to cover all the hurts and hopes in this world.

This is why all of our prayers are so important. When a church sends out a prayer request, together our little TEA CUPP Prayers can make a GALLON WATER JUG Prayer, or a SWIMMING POOL Prayer, or even an OCEAN Prayer. Together we can shake the heavens with our prayers!

But truly it isn’t the size of our prayers that matters, it’s the size of our God.  And He is the greatest in the universe! God promises in His Word, that He will hear and answer our prayers…

By awesome deeds in righteousness You will answer us,
O God of our salvation,
You who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth,
And of the far-off seas. Psalm 65:5 (NKJV)

God also promises that if I have faith as small as a mustard seed, nothing will be impossible for me.  He will hear and answer my TEA CUPP Prayers.  But on the tough days, I’ll be praying Claire’s GALLON WATER JUG, too.

Today’s TEA CUPP: What about you? Are you overwhelmed by the prayer needs in your world?  Meet with Jesus each day for TEA and share your heart with Him.  Trust Him to be big enough to take care of your prayers, even when your faith is as small as a mustard seed.

Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” Matthew 17:20 (NIV)

Have you not known?
Have you not heard?
The everlasting God, the LORD,
The Creator of the ends of the earth,
Neither faints nor is weary.
His understanding is unsearchable. Isaiah 40:28 (NKJV)

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