Pineapple Boat Prayers

Wow! I’m having a busy week. Along with everything that usually happens in the week there’s; VBS each night, a new fence being put in, planning a vacation, my neighbor is moving, yard work that I have neglected, I stepped in a fire ant bed, and my great friend asked me to make two pineapple boats. 

Yes, the last thing, two pineapple boats. Since I've never even made one, I was quite mystified at being asked to make two. But she asked as if making pineapple boats comes natural to me. I’m thankful for Pinterest is all I can say.

In all the chaos of everyday life I realized I’m praying less. Shouldn't I be praying more the busier I get? Don’t I have more to pray about? Is my life pushing my relationship to my Father away? I had to answer honestly, “Yes” to all of the above questions.

James 1:5

If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and He will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.

The Greek word need (as in “need wisdom”) means not just lacking but leaving it behind or abandoning it. That’s what all my spinning has caused. I've abandoned wisdom. I've tried to live in harried industriousness without God’s guidance.

But our God will give us wisdom to cope with busyness if we simply go to Him in prayer. He gives it sincerely, graciously and bountifully. He will not mock our clumsy requests or take our simplicity as an insult. He wants to be part of our busyness. And He wants to be all up in our business.

That’s when I realized that as crazy as it sounds, He doesn't mind if I ask Him to be with me as I make pineapple boats.  He doesn't mind if I pray that the cost of new fence gate will be a good use of the money He has given me. He is concerned that my vacation doesn't take place without regard to what is happening in His plan for the world. He wants me to keep VBS in perspective of what He wants to do in children’s heart. He wants me to leave a last testimony of what He can do in my neighbor’s heart before she leaves.  And, yes, He can help me remember the sting of sin by me having the sting of fire ant bites.

So in the future I want to remember to pray for all these little things that can clutter my life.

In fact, I want to pray more the busier I get.

I think I’ll call them

pineapple boat prayers.