When I was at Walla Walla, I met someone who had a unique perspective on certain concepts in the Bible. It was like, everything you thought you knew, she looked at with an alternative lens. One thing in particular caught my attention. She said, "People try and protect God when in prayer". I was confused until she explained further. She said, "How many times do we pray for the clearly possible, but not the necessary impossible?"

This brought me to a piece in I Kings 3 verses 4-15. This is the story where Solomon was told by God to ask for anything that he would want the Lord to give unto him. Out of all the things Solomon could have asked for - fame, wealth, a perfect life, etc - he asked for wisdom.

Solomon asked for wisdom so he could lead his kingdom in a prosperous and righteous way. Because of that request, God gave him great wisdom. But, God also gave Solomon great wealth and honor. Solomon's cup was overflowing with the riches of God.

Like my friend said, I think we often pray for the little things, the manageable things, the things that are just annoyances. But, when it comes to the impossible things, we think there is no way - like they are too big for God. For Solomon, he probably thought it was impossible to run the nation. But God is a God of the impossibles. God can handle it. We don't need to protect God. Like Solomon, let God work powerfully in our lives.

—Mitchell Powers